Requirements – to use Accessible Facebook Messenger you need a Facebook account. If you haven’t logged in already with Accessible Facebook, make sure you have your Facebook login and password available.
Login– after selecting Accessible Facebook Messenger from your Grid Explorer, follow the sequence – Login and Info => Log In => Email or Phone => enter your Facebook account email or phone number => Password => enter your Facebook account password => Log In.
You are now logged in to your Facebook account. Select Continue to Messenger to start using the app.
Accessible Facebook - Login grid
Accessible Facebook Messenger - Home
Home Page
Search – search for new contacts to start a chat.
Menu– go to Accessible Facebook Messenger menu.
Chat View – go to the selected chat.
Send Message – send a message / emoji / picture … to the selected contact.
Previous Contact and Next Contact – select one contact above or below the selected one. If no contact is selected, select the first contact. The selected contact will be highlighted.
Browse Contacts – open a table, which allows you to browse and select contacts.
Messages up and down – scroll several messages up or down, in the selected chat.
Read Contact – read the name of the selected contact aloud.
Call – initiate an audio or a video call with the selected contact.
Menu
Computer Volume – mute the computer volume, or change the volume level
Toggle Enlarge Text– toggle between enlarged and regular text size. You can control the percentage of change in text size in the Additional Options.
Toggle Auto Read– toggle auto-read on or off.
Utilities – recover / reopen Facebook Messenger, close windows you don’t need, close pop-up messages…
Additional Options – define the factor of change in the text size.
Exit – exit Accessible Facebook Messenger and go to Grid Explorer
Accessible Facebook Messenger - Menu
Accessible Facebook Messenger - Chat View
Chat View
Last Message – go to the last message in the selected chat.
Click Message– open media in the current message. A new grid will open, allowing you to select the type of media you see – video, YouTube video, picture gallery or a regular web link. After selecting, a grid with the correct control cells will allow you to browse the post content.
Previous Message and Next Message – select the message below or above the currently selected one.
Messages up and down – scroll several messages up or down.
Emotion– send an emotion as a reply to the selected message.
Reply – reply to the selected message.
Read Message – read the selected message aloud.
Delete Message – delete the selected message (only if Messenger allows deleting it).