How to Use the Highlight Menu in Helperbird

Helperbird's Highlight Menu gives you instant access to helpful tools whenever you select text on a webpage. Quickly play text aloud, translate, look up definitions, and more with just one click.

Step 1: Open Helperbird

Click the Helperbird icon in your browser toolbar to open the extension.

Step 2: Enable Highlight Menu

In the quick actions at the top, find the Highlight menu button (the first button with a speech bubble icon) and click it to toggle it on. You'll see a checkmark appear when it's enabled.

Step 3: Use Highlight Menu

Now when you highlight any text on a webpage, a toolbar will appear above your selection with these options:

Play: Starts text-to-speech to read the highlighted text aloud

Stop: Stops text-to-speech playback

Dictionary: Opens a definition for the selected word or phrase

Search: Searches the highlighted text using your default search engine

Immersive: Opens the selected text in Microsoft's Immersive Reader

Translate: Translates the highlighted text to another language

Highlighter: Highlights the selected text in your chosen color

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.

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Need Additional Help?

If you run into any issues or have questions about the Highlight Menu, reach out to our friendly Helperbird support team, and we'll be happy to help!