How to use the Recite Me toolbar

Need help using our website? Try the Recite Me toolbar:

You can open the Recite Me toolbar by tapping the ‘Accessibility & Languages’ button at the bottom of any page on our website. It includes features like:

Screen reading functionality for those with visual impairments.
Multiple reading aids to support focus and comprehension.
On-demand translation in over 100 languages, with 65 available as text-to-speech.
Styling options such as adjusting font size, type, and colour.
And more.

Learn how to use the Recite Me toolbar:

How do I use the Be One Homes website in a different language (translation)?

To translate our website, tap the pink ‘Accessibility & Languages’ button in the bottom-left of your screen. You can use the ‘Change Language’ button for quick access to languages, or open the full Recite Me accessibility toolbar by tapping ‘Accessibility Options’.

After you open the Recite Me toolbar, you’ll see a range of options for customising how our website looks and ways you can interact with the content. Tap this icon to choose a language:

Some languages can be read out-loud using the Recite Me toolbar. Languages that can be read out-loud will include a speaker icon that looks like this:

How do I use Recite Me's text-to-speech function (screen reader)?

To turn on the text-to-speech (screen reader) function, tap on this icon:

After tapping the icon, the text-to-speech (screen reader) toolbar will appear:

Play: tap the Play button to read the text out loud.
Stop (after you tap the Play button): tap the Stop button to stop reading text out loud.
Back: rewind to the previous paragraph of text.
Forward: skip forward to the next paragraph of text.
Rewind (curved left-facing arrow) and fast forward (curved right-facing arrow): use these controls to skip through large sections of text.

How do I adjust the text size, appearance, and colour on your website?

Decrease ('minus' icon): tap to decrease the text size.
Font ('Aa' icon): tap to change the font and make adjustments to line height, spacing, and more.
Focus Text ('FT' icon): tap to emphasise the most critical parts of words. This can help to guide the eyes smoothly through the text.
Increase ('plus' icon): tap to increase the text size.
Colour: tap to customise the colour palette of our website, including the background, text, and link colours.

How do I make it easier to focus on content on your website?

Ruler Options: you can use the reading ruler to stay focused on lines of content.
Cursor Options: tap the cursor icon to customise the cursor size and colour.
Screen Mask: tap the screen mask icon filter out unnecessary distractions to focus on the content you want to read.
Page Options (page and eyeball icon): you can adjust Page Options to remove all images, video, and design elements so that you can focus on just text and links on the page.
Text Area/Margins: while in Plain Text Mode (available under Page Options), you can adjust the Text Area/Margins make the page easier to read.

How do I make pages on your website easier to read?

Dictionary ('A to Z' icon): use this tool to highlight a word on the page and find its definition.
Page Summariser ('glasses' icon): tap to generate a summary of topics and items covered on the page using artificial intelligence (AI).
Simplify Content ('T' and bullet list icon): tap to reduce the 'wordiness' of content on the page using artificial intelligence (AI).

How do I reset the Recite Me toolbar or learn more about how to use it?

Are there any keyboard shortcuts for the Recite Me toolbar?

Here’s an overview:

Tab: to move to the next toolbar button.
Shift + Tab: to go backwards.
Spacebar: to select a button and to change toggles.
CTRL + Right Arrow Key: play next element.
CTRL + Left Arrow Key: play previous element.
CTRL + ALT + P: play the 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.

Frequently asked questions about the Recite Me toolbar:

Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the Recite Me toolbar:

Do I need to download anything to enable Recite Me?

No.

Recite Me is cloud-based software, so there’s no need to download or install anything on your device to make it work.

How do I launch the Recite Me toolbar?

To launch the Recite Me accessibility toolbar, just tap the pink ‘Accessibility & Languages’ button in the bottom-left of your screen.

How do I disable the automatic text-to-speech (screen reader) function?

To disable the automatic text-to-speech (screen reader) function, tap the green text-to-speech icon on the text-to-speech toolbar. It looks like this:

After tapping the green text-to-speech icon, tap on the checkbox next to ‘Play Automatically’ to disable (or re-enable) the automatic text-to-speech (screen reader) function.

Can I use the Recite Me toolbar on different mobile devices and operating systems?

Yes.

The Recite Me toolbar works on most operating systems and devices. This includes Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux devices.

Can I download an audio file (MP3) with text from the webpage?

Yes.

To create an MP3 audio file, just highlight the text you’d like to download as an audio file, then tap the ‘Download Audio’ button. It looks like this:

After you tap the ‘Download Audio’ icon, your device should start to download an MP3 file. You’ll usually find the downloaded file in your device’s Downloads folder.

How do I turn the Recite Me toolbar off?

To close the Recite Me toolbar, just tap the ‘X’ icon marked ‘Close’ to the top-right of the toolbar.

When prompted, tap ‘Yes’ to confirm you’d like to close the Recite Me toolbar.

Learn more about accessibility with Be One Homes:

We’re committed to being inclusive and accessible in everything we do.

We want every customer, tenant, and member of our community to be able to access our services, understand our communications, and interact with us confidently and independently, regardless of disability, language, literacy level, or digital access.

Our Accessibility webpage sets out our ongoing commitment to improving accessibility across all our communications and services, including letters, printed materials, website content, emails, digital tools, and in-person interactions. You can tap here to visit our Accessibility page.