Accessibility and Assistive Technology

Read&Write for MacOS

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What is Read&Write?

  • Read&Write lets everyone read, write, and express themselves more confidently. An easy-to-use toolbar makes documents, files, and web pages more accessible.

  • Read&Write is a big confidence booster for anyone needing little support with reading and writing at school or the workplace.

  • From hearing emails or documents read aloud to text prediction, picture dictionaries, summary highlighters, and a grammar, spelling, and confusable words checker, Read & Write makes many everyday literacy tasks simpler, quicker, and more accurate.

Before installing software to your MAC device

You may need to adjust your MAC settings to allow third-party apps to be installed.

 

  1. Allow third-party apps to install
  2. Open System Preferences
  3. Select the General tab
  4. Select the lock in the lower left corner
  5. Enter your computer username and password
  6. Select Unlock
  7. select the radio button to the left of Anywhere in the Allow apps downloaded from: section.
  8. Close the window

Ready to Install Read&Write to your MAC device

Go to the Read&Write website and click on "Try Read&Write."

Select "Mac" in the drop-down menu to start your download.

  • Select the "Try Read&Write" button

  • Select the "Start your trial today" button

  • Select the "A student" option when prompted under the "I am" section

  • Select Mac Download now as your platform. This will start the download.

  • Once the download is complete, navigate to your downloads folder in MacOS and double click on the file "read&write.dmg" to start the installation. A new window will appear.
  • Drag the "Read&Write" icon to the Applications folder to begin installation.
Read&Write logo on MacOS
  • If you get a dialog box asking, "Are you sure you want to open it? " select "Open."
    • When prompted to accept the user terms, choose "I accept the user terms."
    • When prompted for a sign-in method, choose Microsoft Sign in and log in with your full Southern New Hampshire University email address and password to activate your Read&Write license. 

       

Microsoft sign in prompt.
  • If you are signed into the Google Chrome browser with a personal or work Gmail account, the Texthelp "Read & Write" Desktop Install will automatically authenticate with that email. The "Need admin approval" denied permissions is going to appear.
  • ·         You must sign out and ensure "Sync is off." You must enter your Microsoft as the option and "Sign in with Microsoft."
"Need admin approval" bubble on MacOS.
  • You will get the message "Read & Write wants access to control..." dialog box. Choose "OK."

  • Sign in as usual with your Microsoft Sign in and log in with your full Southern New Hampshire University email address and password.

  • The Read and Write icon will appear in the top right corner of your screen. Choose it to open the Read & Write toolbar.

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