Choose Focus, Flow, or Spotlight mode
SwiftRead has three ways to guide your eyes through a document:
- Focus shows a few words at a time in the center of the screen.
- Flow keeps the full text visible and moves a highlight through it.
- Spotlight hides the other text so the words you're reading stand out.
If you're not sure which one to use, try each mode for a minute or two. You can switch anytime.
Switch reading modes
- Pause reading, then select the speedometer icon to the left of Play.
- Choose Focus, Flow, or Spotlight in Speed Reading.
- Close the window and press Play.
The mode you chose will be marked Active.
Fine-tune each mode
- In Focus mode, open Advanced to adjust Focus Stage and, when available, Context Lines.
- In Flow or Spotlight mode, open Advanced to choose Continuous or Paginated scrolling.
- In Spotlight mode, open Advanced to adjust Active text fade-out duration, which controls how quickly the words you've just read fade away.
If you don't see the speedometer icon, pause reading first.