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Syracuse University maintains a site license for Read&Write for PC and , Mac, and iReadWrite for iPad, as well as a Chrome browser extension. 

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On the Texthelp homepage locate and select the  Products link in the main menu.Choose the Products drop-down menu from the banner and select Read&Write.

Click Select the link to "Try Read&WriteImage Removed."

Choose Windows, Android, iPad, Windows, Mac OS, Chrome, or Edge.

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Note: when prompted to log in, please choose the 'Sign in with GoogleMicrosoft' option and use your netID@g.syr.edu email address. This will authenticate you as a Syracuse University userfollow the steps to login with your @syr.edu email. You will be prompted to authenticate. 

Add the PDF Reader for Chrome

If you installed the Chrome extension, consider also downloading the PDF Reader Extension for Chrome which allows you to open and read PDF documents from Google Drive, from the web, or directly from your hard drive. As with the Read & Write Chrome extension, be sure you are logged in to your netID@g.syr.edu account in Chrome when downloading the extension. For  For instructions on using the PDF Reader with Google Drive please see Read&Write for Google Chrome: PDF Reader in G-Suite (YouTube).

Running Read & Write for the first time (Example from Windows)

1. Double click the Read & Write icon on your Desktop.

2. Click on the Read & Write tab at the top of your screen. Image Removed

3. Choose Sign in with Google and sign into Read & Write using your netID@g.syr.edu

Once installed, the Read & Write tab will expand to a toolbar when clicked.

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Adding Additional Voices

Additional voices can be added to your Windows or Mac installation of Read & Write. 

Windows Voices (Note: You must download the zipped file and extract the installer before attempting to run the executable file.)

• Australian Male Lee (.zip)
• Australian Female Karen (.zip)
• Chinese (Mandarin) Female Tian-tian (.zip)
• Dutch Female Claire (.zip)
• French Canadian Female Chantal (.zip)
• French Canadian Male Nicholas (.zip)
• German Female Anna (.zip)
• German Male Yannick (.zip)
• Indian English Female Veena (.zip)
• South African Female Tessa (.zip)
• Spanish Female Monica (.zip)
• UK Female Serena (.zip)
• US Female Allison (.zip)

Mac Voices (Note: All Mac voices are included in this download)

• All Mac Voices (.zip)

Suite (YouTube).

Additional Information and Training

 TextHelp has a number of free training resources including tutorials and videos in their Training & Resources Center including:

• Read&Write for Windows Training Guide (.pdf)Read&Write for Mac Training Guide (pdf)