Fairstone Accessibility
Find our guide to using the features on the Recite Me toolbar
Play Audio
- Back: Rewind to the previous paragraph of text
- Play: Click the Play button to read the text aloud
- Forward: Skip forward to the next paragraph
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Dictionary, Translation and Magnifying Glass
- Dictionary: Highlight and click on this to find the definition of the word
- Language: Translate text into a different language
- Magnifier: Click and drag the magnifying glass to magnify text on the screen
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Colour, Ruler and Screen mask
- Colour: Change the background, text and link colours
- Ruler: Click to enable the reading ruler
- Screen Mask: Will create a letterbox for focused viewing of a section of the page
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Text Options
- Decrease: This will decrease the text size
- Font: You can change the font that displays on the page
- Increase: This will increase the text size
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Plain Text Mode, Margins and Audio Download
- Text Mode: Remove images and view in plain text mode
- Margins: Change the text dimensions by narrowing the width of the text column
- Download Audio: Highlight the text then click the button to download text as an audio file
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Settings
- Settings: Adjust your Recite settings
- Reset: This will restore the default settings
- User Guide: Will give you an overview of the Recite Me Toolbar Features
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FAQs
No. Recite Me is cloud-based software so there is no need to install anything on your computer.
To launch the Recite Me web accessibility toolbar you will need to click on the Recite Me button which appears in the main menu. This will then launch the toolbar, which will appear at the top of the page.
To disable the auto read you need to click on the button marked “Settings”. This will give you a list of 3 functions to choose from. You need to click on the bottom to the right of the option marked “Autoplay” this will then disable auto read.
Yes. Their software works on multiple devices and operating systems including Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows devices.
Yes. Once a user creates an account they can save their settings so our website appears exactly as they need it every time they visit.
To change the language of the website that you are viewing you need to select the button marked “Languages”. This will then produce a drop down list of all the languages that Recite Me offers translation too. Find the language that you want from the list and press on it, the site will then be converted to that language.
To create an MP3 first turn off the Autoplay option located within the settings button. Highlight the section of text that you wish to create into an MP3. Once highlighted select the MP3 button from the toolbar. You will then see a message telling you that you file is being created. Once created you will see the file appear ready at the bottom of the web page. You can now either listen to the file created or save it to a location of your choice.
To close the Recite Me toolbar simply click on the icon marked “Close” to the right of the toolbar.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Tab | Move to the next toolbar |
| Shift + tab | Go backwards |
| Space | Select a button and to change toggles |
| Ctrl + right | Play next element |
| Ctrl + left | Play previous element |
| Ctrl + alt + p | Play current element |
| Ctrl + alt + f | Show font menu |
| Ctrl + alt + c | Show theme menu |
| Ctrl + r | Enable/ disable ruler |
| Ctrl + d | Enable/ disable dictionary |
| Ctrl + l | Show translation languages |
| Ctrl + x | Enable/ disable text-only mode |
| Ctrl + m | Show page margin settings |
| Ctrl + shift + o | Show/ disable settings menu |
| Ctrl + s | Save settings |