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Getting Started Using Read&Write

by Erin McCully - Thursday, August 21, 2025, 10:17 AM
 
Getting Started Using Read&Write

In this tutorial, you will learn how to ensure that you can access the Read&Write extension and how to open the toolbar.

Tutorial Steps
Step 1

Open Google Chrome, make sure that you are signed in to your Southwestern Community College Google account by logging into your Chrome browser, and then navigate to a Google Docs document.

 screenshot of Google profile logged into SCC account
Step 2 The Read&Write toolbar should appear. For some websites and web apps, such as Google Docs, the Read&Write toolbar opens automatically, near the top of your Chrome window. Chrome window with Google Docs open and the Read&Write toolbar showing. 
Step 3

The toolbar may be hidden, that is, collapsed to an unobtrusive tab.

If you can see the Read&Write tab, click it to show the full toolbar.

 Top right of a Chrome window with the Read&Write tab showing 
Step 4 If the Read&Write toolbar does not open automatically, either in full or as a tab, you can open it manually by clicking Read&Write’s purple puzzle piece icon Purple puzzle piece with white "rw" text, at the top right of your Chrome window:  Top right of a Chrome window with the Read&Write purple puzzle piece icon
Step 5

Can’t see the Purple puzzle piece with white "rw" text icon? Click the Extensions icon Dark gray puzzle piece and check whether Read&Write is in your list of Chrome extensions. If it is, click Pin outlined in dark gray to pin it to your toolbar. 

 pin has been circled next to read&write chrome extension in extension list 
Step 6 If Read&Write is not in your extensions list, contact the IT Help Desk at  ticket@southwesterncc.edu or 828.339.4400.  


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