Resources Specifically Created by the LKDSB Assistive Technology Team to Support Staff & Students.

*Before Using ClaroPDF, Documents/Text Needs to be Made Accessible Through Snapverter.

CLICK Here for Information on How to Make Documents/Text Accessible: Creating & Sharing An Accessible Text

Visual Workflows For Using ClaroPDF with Other Apps

Google Classroom to Claro PDF Back to Google Classroom

This PDF shows the steps for opening a document/text from Google Drive to ClaroPDF and then handing it back in to Google Classroom.

Starting From ClaroPDF to Open From Google Drive

This PDF shows the steps for opening a document/text while in ClaroPDF from Google Drive.

Downloading a Text from Readworks into ClaroPDF

The PDF explains and shows the steps for download a text from Readworks and then send it directly to ClaroPDF.

Using an OCR Scanner (tabletop scanner) to Google Classroom to ClaroPDF

The PDF explains the and shows the steps for scanning a document using a tabletop scanner that has OCR capabilities and then sending it to Google Classroom and the to ClaroPDF.

ClaroPDF iOS Features for Both the Free & Paid Versions

Speech, Productivity and Accessibility

  • The ‘Speak on tap’ (either from the tapped sentence or the page’s first sentence) and ‘Stop on tap’ options make speech easy to control.

  • Application allows the background colour of the PDF to be changed, to enhance readability.

  • Image PDF files cannot be spoken by ClaroPDF voices, but can be fully viewed and annotated with ClaroPDF.

Annotations, Notes and Comments

  • Software includes a powerful Annotation toolbar that lets you add notes and other comments. These are fully interchangeable with Adobe Reader and most other popular PDF apps, so your ClaroPDF comments will still be there if you open the PDF on another device. Annotations created in another PDF app can also be viewed and edited.

  • Annotation features include: highlight; underscore; strikeout; notes; free text (type straight into the PDF); free line draw (with many colours, opacity and thickness control); shapes (circle, square, line – with many colours, opacity and thickness control); images (you can even insert photos from your iPad camera or photo library into the PDF file)

Other Features

  • Smart Zoom - On double-tap, ClaroPDF will identify the tapped text block and perform an intelligent zoom on it, just like in Safari. This reduces how much you have to adjust the zoom manually.

  • Full-Text Search & Navigation - Search will highlight all found results in your document and let you jump to each one in turn. ClaroPDF shows each page of a multi-page PDF document as a thumbnail, allowing for faster scrolling of long documents. The thumbnails automatically hide when not needed.

  • Managing PDF Files - PDF files can be opened in ClaroPDF from all other apps, including Mail and Safari. All opened PDF files will be placed in the ClaroPDF Documents List for later viewing. You can also open files from Dropbox, Google Drive, or import files via iTunes. PDF files can be saved into ClaroPDF’s Documents, Dropbox or Google Drive, sent by email, or opened in other apps that support PDF files. The ClaroPDF Documents List is fully customisable, allowing you to organise your PDF files and folders.

  • Save as PDF app extension - Save as PDF lets you convert text, images and webpages to PDF files from Safari and almost any other app that handles text, images or webpages. When converted, these new PDF files will appear in your documents list inside ClaroPDF.

  • Switch Accessibility - ClaroPDF responds to switch or Bluetooth keyboard commands:

  • Full screen mode - Allows the full document to be seen without toolbars in view. Ideal for smaller screens!

*The Following Information and Video Tutorials are Applicable to the Free version of ClaroPDF.

ClaroPDF User Guide

This PDF provides a short explanation on what each tool is and how it works.

How to Save Files in a Cloud Location (Google Drive)

This video tutorial show how you can save PDF files to “My Documents ” so that they are always accessible or save PDF to Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive.

How to Highlight Text

This video tutorial will demonstrate how to highlight text in ClaroPDF for iOS.

How to Convert a Web Page to a PDF

This video tutorial will demonstrate how to convert a Web Page to a PDF file in ClaroPDF for iOS.

How to Add Different Annotations

This video tutorial will demonstrate how to use the annotation feature in ClaroPDF for iOS.