Attending a Session (Advanced)

Learn detailed info on how to attend sessions on desktop and mobile browser versions of Wordly

To attend a session in a web browser on your desktop, you must have first received an Attendee Link.

  1. Click the Attendee Link. It should look like this: https://attend.wordly.ai/

  2. Once clicked, a Wordly Attend page will automatically open in your default browser:

Wordly Attend Login

  1. Choose the language you want Wordly to translate spoken dialogue into.

    • Example: If the speaker is speaking in English and you want to translate into French, select French.
  2. If it’s not already filled in, enter the Session ID.

    • The Session ID is always four-letters and four numbers.

    • If not provided to you, you can sometimes find the Session ID at the end of the Attendee Link you were sent.

  3. To switch Wordly’s interface to another language, click the Symbol ( Wordly UI Language ) and choose your desired language from the dropdown.

  4. When ready, click the Attend button ( Attend Button ) to start. Alternatively, continue reading to learn about additional options for Wordly Attend.

Additional Options

Click “More options” at the bottom of the login box to access additional features.

  • Enter passcode - Enter a passcode to join the session, if you’ve been provided with one. If not, it’s likely you won’t need one.

  • Enter Name - Enter your name if desired. This is completely optional.

  • Choose a display mode - Display modes change how the Wordly session appears in your web browser:

    • Normal - This is the default look of Wordly:

    Wordly’s NORMAL display mode

    • Display - If you have light accessibility concerns, choose Display mode:

    Wordly’s DISPLAY display mode

    • High Contrast - If you have strict accessibility concerns, choose High Contrast mode:

    Wordly’s High Contrast display mode Hi

Advanced options for desktop browsers

Within a “Normal” Wordly session are some advanced options you can access:

Advanced options

  • Click the language dropdown ( Language dropdown ) to change the displayed language.

  • Click the speaker button ( Speaker button ) to hear a text-to-speech version of the translated dialogue.

    • If the icon isn’t visible, it means the audio output for that language isn’t supported, or you’re using the “Display” or High Contrast display modes.
  • Click the options button ( Options button ) for more options:

    • Click the help button ( Help button ) to show some common questions and answers.

    • Click the gear button ( Gear button ) to bring up the “Show only complete phrases” box.

      • Check this box If you’d prefer to only read complete phrases that have been translated by Wordly and not see the words and sentences update.
    • Click the exit button ( Exit button ) to leave the session.

When finished, close the browser, the tab, or click the exit button ( Exit button ) to leave the session.

Mobile browsers

Attendee links are typically sent through email or text message.

  1. Tap the Attendee Link. This will automatically open Wordly in your device’s default browser:

    Wordly Attend Mobile Login

  2. Tap on the language dropdown to choose the language you want Wordly to translate spoken dialogue into.

    • Example: If the speaker is speaking in English and you want to translate into French, select French.
  3. If it’s not already filled in, enter the Session ID number.

    • The Session ID is always four-letters and four numbers.

    • If not provided to you, you can sometimes find the Session ID at the end of the Attendee Link you were sent.

    • Example : https://attend.wordly.ai/join/RNBR-7474

  4. When ready, tap the Attend button ( Attend Button ) to start.

  5. When finished, close the browser, the tab, or click the exit button ( Exit button ) to leave the session.

QR codes

Follow these steps to attend a Wordly session through a QR Code:

  1. Use your mobile device’s camera or barcode scanning app to scan the QR code, which will appear similar to this:

    QR Code

    The Wordly Attend window will automatically open in your device’s default browser:

    Wordly Attend Mobile Login

  2. Tap on the language dropdown to choose the language you want Wordly to translate spoken dialogue into.

    • Example: If the speaker is speaking in English and you want to translate into French, select French.
  3. If it’s not already filled in, enter the Session ID number.

    • The Session ID is always four-letters and four numbers.

    • If not provided to you, you can sometimes find the Session ID at the end of the Attendee Link you were sent.

    • Example : https://attend.wordly.ai/join/RNBR-7474

  4. When ready, tap the Attend button ( Attend Button ) to start.

  5. When finished, close the browser, the tab, or tap the exit button ( Exit button ) to leave the session.

Additional Options

Tap “More options” at the bottom of the login box to access additional features.

Mobile Attend More Options

  • Enter passcode - Enter a passcode to join the session, if you’ve been provided with one. If not, it’s likely you won’t need one.

  • Enter Name - Enter your name if desired. This is completely optional.

  • Choose a display mode - Display modes change how the Wordly session appears in your web browser:

    • Normal - This is the default look of Wordly:

      Wordly’s “NORMAL” display mode

    • Display - If you have light accessibility concerns, choose Display mode:

      Wordly’s “DISPLAY” mode

    • High Contrast - If you have strict accessibility concerns, choose High Contrast mode:

      Wordly’s “High Contrast” display mode

Advanced options for mobile devices

Wordly sessions using the Normal display mode have some advanced options you can access:

  • Tap the language dropdown ( Language dropdown ) to change the displayed language.

  • Tap the speaker button ( Speaker button ) to hear a text-to-speech version of the translated dialogue.

    • If the icon isn’t visible, it means the audio output for that language isn’t supported, or you’re using the “Display” or High Contrast display modes.
  • Tap the options button ( Options button ) for more options:

    Advanced mobile options

    • Tap the help button ( Help button ) to show some common questions and answers.

    • Tap the gear button ( Gear button ) to bring up the “Show only complete phrases” box.

      • Check this box If you’d prefer to only read complete phrases that have been translated by Wordly and not see the words and sentences update.
    • Tap the tap the exit button ( Exit button ) to leave the session.

When finished, close the browser, close the tab, or tap the exit button ( Exit button ) to leave the session.