Recite Me Accessibility Toolbar

About this page

At Central, we are working to make our services as accessible as possible.

Our website now includes extra functionality provided by Recite Me, an innovative cloud-based software.

The Recite Me toolbar can be activated on any page of Central’s website by clicking on the ‘Accessibility & Languages’ button in the top right hand corner.

When using the Recite Me toolbar, you will be able to customise the way you view our website. This will ensure that you experience our website in a way that best supports your specific needs.

You can access our User Guide to all features of the Recite Me accessibility toolbar, keyboard shortcuts and FAQs below.

User Guide

A row of different coloured buttons, from the Recite Me assistive 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 of text
Three green audio buttons, arrows facing left, play and arrows facing right.

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
Three blue buttons, a minus, the letter A and a plus

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
Three buttons, a colour wheel, a ruler and a screen mask

Dictionary, translation and magnifier

  • 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
Three buttons, a dictionary, translation (indicated by multiple flags) and a magnifying glass

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
A green button plain text button, a red margins button and an orange download audio button

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
A grey cog / settings button, a grey reset button and a red user guide button

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Keyboard Shortcuts

    TabTo move to the next toolbar button
    Shift + TabTo go backwards
    SpacebarTo select a button and to change toggles
    Ctrl + RightPlay next element
    Ctrl + LeftPlay previous element
    Ctrl + Alt + PPlay the current element
    Ctrl + Alt + FShow font menu
    Ctrl + Alt + CShow theme menu
    Ctrl + REnable/Disable ruler
    Ctrl + DEnable/Disable dictionary
    Ctrl + LShow translation languages
    Ctrl + XEnable/Disable text-only mode
    Ctrl + MShow page margin settings
    Ctrl + Shif + OShow/Disable settings menu
    Ctrl + SSave settings

FAQs

  • Do I need to download anything to use Recite Me?

    No. Recite Me is cloud-based software so there is no need to install anything on your computer.

  • How do I launch the Recite Me toolbar

    To launch the Recite Me web accessibility toolbar you will need to click on the ‘Accessibility and Languages’ button which is located on the top right of the website. This will launch the toolbar, which will appear at the top of the page.

  • Does Recite Me work across different operating systems and mobile devices?

    Yes. Recite Me software works on multiple devices and operating systems including Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows devices.

  • How do I disable auto read?

    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 turn off ‘Tooltip on hover’ to stop the auto play feature.

  • How do I change the language?

    To change the language 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.

  • How do I create an MP3?

    To create and MP3 first turn off the Autoplay option located within the setting 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.

  • How do I turn Recite Me off?

    To close the Recite toolbar simply click on the icon marked “Close” to the right of the toolbar.