Launch the teleprompter in the studio

« To Studio teleprompter: Overview

Use Riverside's built-in teleprompter to smoothly read notes or a script during a recording or a live stream. The text automatically scrolls at your preferred pace so you can easily read it aloud while keeping your focus on the session.

Who: Hosts and logged-in producers (and invited producers when given permission)
Plan: Pro and Riverside for Business
Device: Computer browser and mobile

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Step by step

Follow the steps below based on if you're using a computer or your mobile device.

Launch the teleprompter from a computer
1. Log in to your Riverside account.
2. In the ☰ menu on the left, hover over the studio, and click ••• [the three dots].
3. Click Record.
4. On the Lobby page, enter your details and click Join Studio.
5. At the bottom of the screen, click Script.
6. Type or paste your text in the script box.
7. At the bottom of the script box, click Teleprompter.
  The teleprompter text is overlayed above the participants' videos
8. Click the Start icon to begin auto-scrolling the text.
  Press Spacebar to turn the auto-scroll on and off or use your mouse or trackpad to scroll manually.
9. Click Scroll Speed and drag the slider to adjust the pace of the auto-scroll.
  The estimated total reading time appears above the slider.
10. Click Restart to return to the top of the script.
11. Click Pop out to move the teleprompter to a new window.
The Host and any Producers can make edits to the text simultaneously.
Launch the teleprompter from your phone

Currently, this feature is only available on the iOS app.
1. Download and launch the Riverside iOS app.
2. Tap Record, then tap Join.
3. Tap the script icon at the bottom of the screen.
4. At the top of the screen, type script or paste in text from another source.
5. Tap Save.
6. Tap the Restart icon to return to the top of the script.
7. Tap the Start icon to begin auto-scrolling the text.
8. Tap the Settings icon:
  - - Tap Speed and drag the slider to set the auto-scroll pace.
    - Tap Text size and drag the slider to adjust text size
    - Toggle Auto-start to automatically start scrolling when you tap Record.
    - Toggle Focus Mode to hide the camera feed for distraction-free recording.
    - Toggle Share to display the teleprompter each participant's screen.
      When disabled, the teleprompter will only be visible on the host's screen.