How to Use the Floating Helperbird Button
Learn how to turn on the floating Helperbird button, a small button on every website that opens the Helperbird accessibility toolbar without using the browser toolbar.
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What is the Floating Button?
The floating button is a small circular button with the Helperbird owl logo that appears in the corner of every web page. Click it and the Helperbird accessibility toolbar slides open with your favourite tools, read aloud, dictionary, immersive reader, voice typing, the reading ruler, reading mode, and more, so you never have to open the browser toolbar to reach them.
Looking for the full guide? See How to Use the Helperbird Accessibility Toolbar for everything the toolbar can do, including using it while Helperbird is paused and in lockdown or kiosk mode.
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 opens the Helperbird panel.
Step 2: Turn on the Floating Button
At the top of the panel, click the toolbar button (the small toolbar icon in the header). It lights up to show it is on, and a small round Helperbird button now appears on every page you visit. Click the same button again at any time to turn it off.
Tip: Schools and organisations can turn the button on for everyone using a managed policy, so people do not have to enable it themselves. When it is locked on by an administrator, the button shows a "Managed by your admin" note.
Step 3: Move the Button
Drag the button, or the open toolbar, anywhere on the screen using the move handle, and Helperbird remembers the spot for next time. You can also Tab to the move handle and use the arrow keys to nudge it, holding Shift for fine, one-pixel adjustments.
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Related Guides
- How to Use the Helperbird Accessibility Toolbar
- How to Enable the Helperbird Floating Button (Admin Guide)
- How to Use Helperbird in Locked Mode on Chromebooks
- How to Deploy Helperbird in ChromeOS Kiosk Mode
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.
