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User Guide

Getting Started

Opening a Book

  1. Log in to your account
  2. Select a book from your library
  3. Click the "Read Now" button to launch Reader
  4. The book will open to your last reading position, or to the beginning if it's your first time

Basic Navigation

Using Controls

  • Click the left/right arrows on the screen edges to change pages
  • Use keyboard arrow keys (←/→) for navigation
  • Swipe left/right on touch devices

Reading Settings

Accessing Settings

All reading settings are available in the bottom toolbar, from left to right:

  1. Table of Contents:

    • Access the Table of Contents drawer

  2. Layout Options:

    • Single/Double column toggle (desktop only)

  3. Font Controls:

    • Font family selection
    • Font size (+ / - buttons)
    • Line height adjustment

  4. Light/Dark Mode:

    • Click the sun or moon icon to change

  5. Audio Options: (if available)

    • Toggle Tap-to-Listen feature
    • Select custom color for text highlighting.

  6. Additional Settings

    • Disable/enable on-screen buttons
    • Select custom timeouts for UI hiding
    • Toggle the audio player position between top/bottom

Saving Your Preferences

All your reading preferences are automatically saved and will be applied to any book you open, including:

  • Font size and family
  • Line height
  • Theme selection
  • Column layout preference

Audio Features

Basic Playback and Audio Navigation

  1. Use the floating audio player controls to:
    • Play/Pause
    • Skip to next/previous segment

Adjusting Audio Playback Speed

You can control the playback speed of audio overlays directly from Settings :

  • Open Settings
  • If the book has audio, you'll see an Audio Speed slider
  • Adjust the slider between 0.5x and 2.0x speed (default is 1.0x)
  • The speed setting is saved and will be used for all audio playback until you change it again

This feature is useful for listening at a comfortable pace, whether you want to slow down for clarity or speed up for review.

Enable Tap-to-Listen Mode

Click the pointer icon to enable tap-to-listen

  • Tap any text to begin audio playback
  • When you tap on text, audio will play from that specific location
  • The text will be highlighted as it's being read
  • The highlight color can be customized through the palette icon in the toolbar
  • This feature is perfect for following along with the narration or focusing on specific passages

Mobile-Specific Features

Touch Navigation

  • Swipe left/right to turn pages
  • Tap the center of the screen to show the controls if hidden
  • Use pinch gestures for zoom adjustment (when supported)

Mobile Interface

  • Compact toolbar design
  • Full-screen reading mode
  • Responsive layout adaptation

Dictionary and Translation

Experimental In-Reader Dictionary/Translation

Reader includes an experimental feature that allows you to look up word definitions or translations by hovering over certain words:

  • Enable this feature in Settings by toggling Show Dictionary Lookup
  • When enabled, hover over bolded vocabulary words in supported books to see a translation or definition popup
  • This feature is experimental and only works for books that have vocabulary entries marked in bold

If you don't see popups, the book may not support this feature yet.

Other Options

If you need more robust dictionary or translation support:

  • Mobile Devices:
    • Use your device's built-in dictionary: long-press on a word to access your system dictionary
    • Use in-browser translation: most mobile browsers offer built-in webpage translation
  • Desktop Browsers: