> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.goguardian.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Choose a Read-Aloud or Translation Tool in Pear Deck > Compare Student Toolbox and Immersive Reader to choose the right reading and translation support for a Pear Deck session. Pear Deck offers 2 tools for read-aloud and translation support. Choose **Student Toolbox** when students need quick support on the original slide. Choose **Immersive Reader** when students need more reading controls in a separate reading view. ## Compare the Tools | Capability | Student Toolbox | Immersive Reader | | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Best for | Quick read-aloud and translation during a lesson | In-depth reading, display, grammar, and language support | | Supported slide content | Uses machine-learning text detection to identify text across the slide, including text in images and screenshots | Uses text typed directly into Google Slides or PowerPoint Online text boxes | | Student view | Keeps the original slide and its interactive context visible | Pulls readable text into a separate Immersive Reader view | | Read aloud | Reads selected English text or translated text | Reads the full extracted text and highlights words during playback | | Reading controls | Students can stop playback. Speed, pause, and skip controls are not available | Students can change reading speed and voice | | Text display | Maintains the original slide design | Students can change text size, font, spacing, and background color | | Reading focus | Not available | Line Focus displays 1, 3, or 5 lines at a time | | Grammar support | Not available | Syllable breaks and parts-of-speech highlighting | | Vocabulary support | Not available | Picture Dictionary provides visual support for supported words | | Translation | Translates English into Arabic, Cantonese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Spanish, or Vietnamese | Translates a selected word or the full text into [more than 65 languages](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/immersive-reader/language-support) | | Interactive slide content | Works across slide types and maintains the slide in Student View | Does not render text from images or multiple-choice options added through the Pear Deck sidebar | ## Choose Student Toolbox Use Student Toolbox when: * Important text appears in an image, diagram, screenshot, or other visual slide content. * A student needs to hear or translate a specific selection without leaving the slide. * Maintaining the slide layout and interactive context is important. * The required translation language is supported by Student Toolbox. Student Toolbox depends on detected text. It provides focused read-aloud and translation tools rather than the display, grammar, and reading-focus controls available in Immersive Reader. See [Use the Student Toolbox](/products/pear-deck/use-student-toolbox) for teacher setup, student steps, supported languages, screenshots, and a demonstration. ## Choose Immersive Reader Use Immersive Reader when: * Slide text is typed directly into a Google Slides or PowerPoint Online text box. * A student needs to adjust the appearance or spacing of text. * A student benefits from line focus, syllable breaks, parts-of-speech labels, or a picture dictionary. * A student needs translation beyond the languages supported by Student Toolbox. Immersive Reader cannot render text contained in images or multiple-choice options added through the Pear Deck sidebar. Add that content to a text box on the slide when students need to use it in Immersive Reader. The student opens the text in a separate reading view and returns to the slide with the back arrow. See [Immersive Reader Integration](/products/pear-deck/use-immersive-reader) for teacher setup, student access, supported content, and screenshots. ## Turn On Student Toolbox 1. Go to [Pear Deck Home](https://app.peardeck.com/home). 2. Open **My Account**, then select **Settings**. 3. Turn on **Student Toolbox**. 4. Start a new session. Students open **Student Toolbox** in the lower-right corner of Student View and select **Read Aloud** or **Translate**. ## Turn On Immersive Reader 1. Go to [Pear Deck Home](https://app.peardeck.com/home). 2. Open **My Account**, then select **Settings**. 3. Turn on **Immersive Reader**. 4. Start a new session. Students select the **Immersive Reader** button on a slide with readable text. They use the back arrow to return to the original slide. ## Verify the Selected Tool Join the new session in Student View and open a slide that contains typed text and text inside an image. * Use **Student Toolbox** to select text from the slide while the original layout remains visible. * Open **Immersive Reader** and confirm that text typed directly into the slide appears in the separate reading view. ## Resources Review the available reading and language supports at a glance. Review settings that apply to future Pear Deck sessions.