Host and producer teleprompter controls

« To Studio teleprompter: Overview

Use the studio's built-in teleprompter to smoothly read notes or a script on a computer or phone.

Step by step

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

  • Host and producer teleprompter controls from a computer

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    • Click Text-plus.svg andText-minus.svg to change text size.
    • Click bold-01.svg,italic-01.svg, and underline-01.svg to format text.
    • Click scroll-speed-teleprompter.svg Scroll Speed and drag the slider to adjust the pace of the auto-scroll.
      The estimated total reading time appears above the slider.
      Speed can vary based on participant's browser size and more
    • Click start-scroll-teleprompter.svg Start to begin auto-scrolling the text.
    • Click teleprompter-restart.svg Restart to return to the top of the script.
    • Click pop-out-teleprompter.svg Pop out to move the teleprompter to a new window.
    • Click and drag the corner to resize.

    You can also use the keyboard shortcuts:

    • Push Spacebar to turn the auto-scroll off and on.
      You can also use your mouse or trackpad to scroll manually.
    • Push ESC to close the teleprompter.
  • Host teleprompter controls from a phone

    1. Download and launch the Riverside iOS app or the Riverside Android app.
    2. Tap Record, then tap Join.
    3. Tap the script-icon.svg script icon at the bottom of the screen.
    4. Tap the teleprompter-restart.svg Restart icon to return to the top of the script.
    5. Tap the start-scroll-teleprompter.svg Start icon to begin auto-scrolling the text.
    6. Tap thesettings-04.svg Settings icon to adjust your teleprompter setup:
        • Drag the Speed slider to set the auto-scroll pace.
        • Drag the Text size 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.
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