How to Use the Highlight Menu in Helperbird

What is the Highlight Menu?

The Highlight Menu is a toolbar that appears when you select text on any webpage. It gives you quick access to Helperbird's most useful tools without having to open the main extension panel.

Select some text and a small menu appears above your selection.

Who is This For?

This feature is helpful for:

• Anyone who wants quick access to reading tools
• People who frequently use text-to-speech on selected text
• Students who need to look up words while reading
• Anyone who translates text often

Step 1: Open Helperbird

Click the Helperbird icon in your browser toolbar. It looks like a small owl and is usually in the top-right corner of your browser.

This will open the Helperbird menu.

Step 2: Go to the All Features Section

Open All Features in Helperbird.

Step 3: Find Highlight Menu

Look through the list of features until you see Highlight Menu.

Step 4: Turn on Highlight Menu

Click the toggle switch next to Highlight Menu to turn it on. The switch shows a check when it is enabled.

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Step 5: Select Text on a Webpage

Go to any webpage and use your mouse to select some text. Click and drag to highlight a word, sentence, or paragraph.

A small toolbar will appear above your selected text.

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Step 6: Use the Menu Tools

Click any button in the toolbar to use that tool on your selected text. The action happens immediately.

Available Tools

The Highlight Menu includes these tools:

• Play - Reads the selected text aloud using Text to Speech

• Stop - Stops the text-to-speech playback

• Dictionary - Opens a definition for the selected word

• Search Web - Searches the web for the selected text

• Immersive - Opens the selected text in Microsoft Immersive Reader

• Translate - Translates the highlighted text to your chosen language

To save colored highlights, turn on Highlighter separately in All Features. Its color palette appears below the selection while this reading menu stays above it. Near a window edge, both menus move to fit. Each toggle works independently. See how to highlight text.

Tip: The Highlight Menu works on almost any text on the web, making it easy to quickly access Helperbird's tools without opening the main extension panel.

Video Tutorial

This video shows an older combined menu. Highlighter now has its own toggle and palette.

Need Additional Help?

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact the Helperbird support team. You can reach us at Helperbird support. We are happy to help you get the most out of Helperbird.