If you are a moderate to heavy user of the Immersive Reader function within OneNote's Learning Tools, you may want to make accommodations for the reader when typing numbered items for students. To sound a little more natural to those students listening to the content you share with them, one small detail on your end can avoid a small annoyance on theirs. Here's the deal...
When most of us type a numbered sequence of information, we tend to use the traditional number-period system. However, if your students are using the Immersive Reader tool within OneNote on a regular basis, you may want to type your number sequences a bit differently. Here's why.
If you type numbered items like the photo above, OneNote will read it as "one dot" instead of simply "one". Although not a big deal, listening to the digital reader repeat "dot" over and over can be a bit distracting. While a future update may address this issue, the easy fix for now is to simply type your number sequencing differently.
Instead of typing a period after 1, type a parentheses or a minus. The application will still maintain automatic numbering when you hit the enter key, so all that's really different is the visual aspect of your text. Either of these alternatives will simply be read as just the number in OneNote's Immersive Reader, sounding the same as the way a real person would read it aloud. Try it and see for yourself.
If you type numbered items like the photo above, OneNote will read it as "one dot" instead of simply "one". Although not a big deal, listening to the digital reader repeat "dot" over and over can be a bit distracting. While a future update may address this issue, the easy fix for now is to simply type your number sequencing differently.
Instead of typing a period after 1, type a parentheses or a minus. The application will still maintain automatic numbering when you hit the enter key, so all that's really different is the visual aspect of your text. Either of these alternatives will simply be read as just the number in OneNote's Immersive Reader, sounding the same as the way a real person would read it aloud. Try it and see for yourself.
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