How to Install Read&Write for Google Chrome

Overview

Read&Write is literacy software with tools designed for reading, writing, study, and research support. It’s useful for students, faculty, and staff with additional language or literacy needs, or those who need limited screen-time.

Follow the instructions below to install Read&Write as a Google Chrome extension.  (Looking for instructions to download Read&Write for Mac or PC? Click here.) 

Not sure which version to download? Visit the Read&Write Feature Comparison Matrix to find the software that’s best for you.

Download Read&Write for Google Chrome 

1. Visit Read&Write for Google Chrome. 

 

2. Choose Add to Chrome. 

Screenshot displaying the Read&Write extension in the Chrome web store. The "Add to chrome" button is highlighted.

 

3. Choose Add extension. 

Screenshot of a notification asking users to confirm they want to add the Read&Write extension to their browser. The notification also lists a number of permissions Read&Write will have within Chrome. The "add extension" button is highlighted.

 

4. Once the extension has successfully downloaded, you should see a notification that Read&Write for Google Chrome has been added to Chrome. From here on out, you can choose the Read&Write icon from the top right corner of your Chrome window to access the app. Click the icon to sign in for the first time. 

Screenshot of a notification saying the Read&Write extension has been successfully added to your browser.

 

5. Choose Sign in with Google. 

Screenshot of the Read&Write login page with the "Sign in with Google" button highlighted.

 

6. Choose your MHC Google account (or select Use another account to add it). 

Screenshot of Google sign in options with an MHC account highlighted.

 

7. Once logged in, choose Allow. 

Screenshot of Read&Write asking for permission to add itself to Google Drive and view and manage Google Drive files/folders that you've opened or created with the app. The "allow" button is highlighted.

 

8. Read&Write is now set up and ready for use! Choose the Read&Write icon from the top right corner of your Chrome window OR, if you see a tab like the one below, click it to expand the toolbar. 

Screenshot of the tab that appears in your Chrome window when the Read&Write toolbar is minimized. It is a small, white rounded tab with the Read&Write icon (purple puzzle piece) and an arrow pointing down.

Screenshot of the Read&Write toolbar, which is a white rectangle stretched across your Google Chrome window with icons to represent the app's various tools and features.

Details

Article ID: 3917
Created
Thu 1/18/24 12:45 PM
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Thu 1/18/24 12:48 PM