Tap to Scroll is available on the iOS, macOS and Android versions. It is not available in the web browser version.
This is one of those features nobody finds on their own, because it never occurs to you to tap your own script. But you can. Tapping the script starts the scrolling, and tapping it again pauses it. It is a play and pause button the size of your whole screen.
To be clear about what it does not do: tapping does not skip ahead, jump a line or advance you through the script. It only starts and stops the scroll.
Turn Tap to Scroll on
- Open the Teleprompter.com app.
- Go to Settings.
- Tap Precision Settings.
- Find Tap to Scroll and make sure the toggle is on.
Precision Settings is where most of the reading and pacing options live, so it is worth checking the toggle there before your first take rather than discovering mid-recording that tapping does nothing.
How to use it
- Go to the Scripts panel and tap the script you want to use.
- Tap the button in the top right corner and switch to video recording mode.
- Tap anywhere on the script to start scrolling.
- Tap the script again to pause. Tap once more and it picks up where you left off.
Why tapping beats reaching for the controls
The on-screen controls are small, and they are somewhere specific. Mid-take that means looking away from the lens, finding the right button and hitting it — all of which the camera sees. A tap can land anywhere on the script, so your hand moves once, briefly, and your eyeline barely shifts.
It also saves you from the classic fumble: you reach to pause, miss, and the script keeps rolling while you are no longer reading it. With Tap to Scroll there is nothing to aim at.
Pairing it with hidden controls
Tap to Scroll works especially well alongside Hide Controls While Scrolling, which clears the buttons off the screen the moment your script starts moving.
With both settings on, a single tap does both jobs at once: it pauses the scroll and brings the hidden controls back. You do not need one gesture to stop the script and another to get the buttons back — one tap leaves you with a paused prompter and the full control panel in front of you. Tap the script again to hide the controls and carry on reading.
Set your speed first
Tap to Scroll starts and stops the scroll, but it does not change how fast the script moves. Set that before you record using the scrolling speed bar — see How Can I Control the Scrolling Speed of the Script? for the details, or Which Scrolling Mode Should I Use? if you are deciding between the app's scrolling modes. Get the pace right first, then use tapping purely to start, pause and restart around it.
Still have questions? Reach us at support@teleprompter.com or go to Settings > Contact Support in the app.
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