How to change teleprompter speed and text size in NotchStar
In the NotchStar teleprompter, the slider with the tortoise on the left and the hare on the right sets how fast the text scrolls. The second slider, with the text size icon, sets how big the text is. Both sit on the button row next to play, and both are remembered.
Steps
- Open the notch and choose Teleprompter.
- Drag the speed slider toward the hare for faster, toward the tortoise for slower.
- Drag the text size slider to the right for bigger type.
The ranges
| Slider | Range | Starting value |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 8 to 90 points per second | 28 |
| Text size | 14 to 36 points | 22 |
A point is a unit of screen size. Speed is how many points the text moves each second.
Finding the right pace
Read a paragraph aloud at your normal talking speed and adjust until the line you are saying sits in the clear middle band. Bigger text moves fewer words per second at the same speed, so after changing size you may want to nudge the speed too.
What is remembered
Speed and size are saved on your Mac and come back when you reopen the notch or restart the app. The reading position and whether the script is playing are not saved. See where the script is stored.
Limits
The speed is constant. It does not follow your voice, as this page explains. The feature is on the Teleprompter page.
