Synchronizing the Playing and Displaying of Digital Content

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media that include a plurality of instructions executable by one or more processors of a computing device to:

• obtain digital content comprising text data and a plurality of markings;
• cause a speaker of the computing device to output the speech audio corresponding to the digital content;
• cause a display of the computing device to display a first portion of the text data while the speech audio is output by the speaker, wherein the display of the first portion of the text data is according to a first display property;
• receive an input to change from the first display property to a second display property;
• and
• responsive to receipt of the input, cause a second portion of the digital content to be displayed according to the second display property such that the second portion of the digital content corresponds to a currently playing portion of the speech audio.

An electronic device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
• cause output of speech audio that corresponds to digital content;
• cause a first portion of the digital content to be displayed on the electronic device;
• receive input to change a display property of the digital content;
• and
• responsive to receipt of the input, cause a second portion of the digital content to be displayed such that the second portion:
• corresponds to a portion of the speech audio that is output at a time that the second portion of the digital content is displayed, and
• is displayed according to the change in the display property.

A method comprising:

• causing an electronic device to display a first portion of digital content on a display of the electronic device;
• causing speech audio corresponding to the digital content to be output to a speaker associated with the electronic device;
• and
• causing the electronic device to display a second portion of the digital content on the display of the electronic device, the second portion being displayed in accordance with a changed display property and corresponding to a current portion of the speech audio.