The following shortcut keys can be used to access ButtercupReader functionality.
O | Open Dialog |
C | Show Content |
I | Show Book Info |
Shift+? | Show Help |
Spacebar | Play or Pause |
Home | Go to First Heading |
End | Go to Last Heading |
Page Up | Go to Previous Page |
Page Down | Go to Next Page |
Up Arrow | Go to Previous Header |
Down Arrow | Go to Next Header |
Left Arrow | Go to Previous Phrase |
Right Arrow | Go to Next Phrase |
K | Increase Volume |
J | Decrease Volume |
M | Mute or Un-Mute |
F | Find Text |
P | Go To Page |
Shift+K | Increase Content Size |
Shift+J | Decrease Content Size |
A | Contrast |
Escape | Close Panel |
Tab | Tab Forward |
Shift+Tab | Tab Backwards |
Enter | Start Action |
Backspace | Clear Search Textbox |
Ctrl+Space | Toggle Self Voicing |
Numpad * | Speak Help Text |
Numpad - | Stop Self Voice |
ButtercupReader uses the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) to enable self-voicing through text-to-speech. For this to work within your browser you will need to make a small change to your security settings.
Note, self-voicing currently only works in Internet Explorer running on Windows.