# Enable Highlighter Menu Bar on Webpages

Highlighter Menu Bar is a mini popup bar that appears whenever you are selecting text on webpages which will allow you to [highlight those text, take notes among a few other things](https://help.readermode.io/using-reader-mode/highlights). To enable this Highlighter Menu Bar, you can follow any of these directions below:

### From Extension Settings Page

1. Click Reader Mode extension icon
2. Click on Settings icon\
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3. From the Settings page, make sure to check the box for "**Show mini popup on text selection**": <br>

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### From Highlight Settings Popup

1. Click Reader Mode extension icon
2. Click Highlight Settings
3. Make sure to check the box for "**Upon text selection, show mini highlight popup**" \[1] \
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