Erin McCully

Changing the Read&Write Toolbar Settings

by Erin McCully - Thursday, August 21, 2025, 12:02 PM
 
Changing the Read&Write Toolbar Settings

In this tutorial, you will learn how to change the read-aloud settings of the Read&Write Tool.

Tutorial Steps
Step 1

Open a document in Google Docs or navigate to a website, and make sure that the Read&Write toolbar is visible by clicking the purple Read&Write puzzle piece in the Chrome extensions area Purple puzzle piece with white "rw" text to open the Read&Write toolbar.

Chrome window with Google Docs open and the Read&Write toolbar showing.
Step 2

You may also see a Read&Write tab - click the tab to expand the toolbar.

Top right of a Chrome window with the Read&Write tab showing
Step 3

The toolbar has three different modes: horizontal, vertical, and writing. 

Click More Three dark gray dots, arranged horizontally like an ellipsis, on the far right of the toolbar, and then click Settings to open Read&Write’s Settings window.

On the left of the window, click General.

The General page contains settings that control how the Read&Write toolbar appears. Choose the style you prefer. 

Settings - General showing the 3 toolbar views and theme options. 
Step 4

You can change the voice and reading speed as well. 

Click More Three dark gray dots, arranged horizontally like an ellipsis, on the far right of the toolbar, and then click Settings to open Read&Write’s Settings window.

On the left of the window, click Speech, which contains settings that control how Read&Write speaks.

Select a different voice from the Voice dropdown list.

The list contains all the voices available to you.

 Settings - Speech - showing options to change the voice, speed, reading and Speak as I type.
Step 5

Use the Speed slider to change reading speed.

When you are done making your selections, you can exit out of the window and your changes will be saved.

speed selection outlined in blue 


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