Open Google Chrome or Firefox
Select the Helperbird Logo from Your Browser Toolbar
With The Free Version Comes With a Lot of Helpful Features:
- Pause Helperbird
- Changing font options
- Change the word spacing
- Change the letter spacing
- Magnifier
- Immersive Reader
- Reader mode
- Text to speech
- Translate
- Paragraph width
- Color blindness
- Screenshot
- Tooltip
Pause Helperbird
Will stop any features currently turned on and when turned back off all settings will be brought back to prior to turning it on.
Changing Font Options
Select the font that you want the webpage changed to then select turn on will change the website with the selected font. The OpenDyslexic fonts are best for those who are dyslexic.
Change Word Spacing
Will change how far the words are from one another. The word spacing will also, help those who are dyslexic because the words are further apart.
Change Letter Spacing
Will change how far the letters are from one another. The letter spacing will also, help those who are dyslexic because the letters are further apart.
Magnifier
Will increase or decrease the view of the webpage.
Immersive Reader
Will act like the Microsoft immersive reader it will get rid of images and video and show just the text. You can also select to have it spoken to you. There is an article for the Microsoft version which can be found here: How to Use Microsoft Immersive Reader to Help with Dyslexia (Any Web Browser)
Text to Speech
Can type what you want spoken then select play.
Translate
Select the language you feel most comfortable with, and the webpage will change to the selected language. There are many languages you can select from.
Paragraph Width
Will change the width of the paragraph to make it easier to read.
Color Blindness
Will change the color of links and can also change the title colors.
Screenshot
Will take a screenshot then download it to your desktop.
Will set up the print page then for the webpage.
Tooltip
Show the alternative text when hovering with a cursor.
Additional Help
Any feature you can select the three dots and then select "How to Use."
To View and Listen to a Video Tutorial:
Select the link below to watch and/or listen to the tutorial:
How to Video for Using Helperbird in Firefox and Google Chrome (00:02:31)