Read&Write is a literacy support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work.
- Text-to-speech: Read what I type including individual words, passages, or whole documents aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting.
- Text & Picture Dictionaries: Provide definitions and display images to help with word comprehension.
- Vocabulary List: Creates a list instantly into a new doc, including selected words, the dictionary
- definitions, images from Widgit Symbols, and an editable notes column.
- Rewordify: Simplifies the readability of text without changing the meaning.
- Check It: Reviews writing for incorrect grammar, spelling (phonetic), capitalization,
- punctuation, verb tense and more.
- Audio Maker: Converts selected text into an audio file, and automatically downloads.
- Talk&Type: Turns the spoken word into text
Installing the Texthelp Extension in Edge Browser
- Open Edge web browser
- Click 3 vertical dots in upper right menu bar
- Select Extensions
- Visit Open Microsoft Edge Addons
- Enter texthelp in the search box
- click on the purple read&write for Microsoft Edge
- Click blue Get button / Add Extension
- Go to web page with text
- Double click on the read&write Extension icon (puzzle piece) in upper right menu bar
- At the read&write sign in pop-up click Sign in with Microsoft (if you are already signed in – it may just start)
- Enter your StarId@go.minnstate.edu (students) or your StarID@minnstate.edu / enter your StarID password
- Answer the MultiFactor Authentication text message or Authenticator App – enter number from screen to continue
- Move curser to text and hit Play triange in TextHelp toolbar (see how to use link below)
Installing the Texthelp Extension with Google Chrome
- Open Chrome web browser
- Click 3 vertical dots in upper right menu bar
- Select Extensions
- Visit Chrome Web store
- Enter texthelp in the search boc
- click on the purple read&write for Google Chrome
- Click blue Add to Chrome button / Add Extension
- Go to web page with text
- Double click on the read&write Extension icon (puzzle piece) in upper right menu bar
- At the read&write sign in pop-up click Sign in with Microsoft
- Enter your StarId@go.minnstate.edu (students) or your StarID@minnstate.edu / enter your StarID password
- Answer the MultiFactor Authentication text message or Authenticator App – enter number from screen to continue
- Move curser to text and hit Play triange in TextHelp toolbar (see how to use link below)
How to Sign In
How to Sign In to Read & Write
Students: Use StarID@go.minnstate.edu
Staff & Faculty: Use StarID@minnstate.edu
How to Use Read&Write / TextHelp
Questions
For help on using the Read&Write extension, contact Nancy Heller Olsen or Peter Angelos.
- Nancy Heller Olsen, 218-879-0864, nancy.olsen@fdltcc.edu
- Peter Angelos, 218-879-0839, peter.angelos@fdltcc.edu