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Using Read&Write for Text-to-Speech

by Erin McCully - Thursday, August 21, 2025, 10:37 AM
 
Using Read&Write for Text-to-Speech

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Read&Write for text-to-speech.

Tutorial Steps
Step 1

Navigate to a website or a Google doc you want to hear read aloud.

Make sure the Read&Write Toolbar is visible. You may need to click the purple puzzle piece Purple puzzle piece with white "rw" text or the Read&Write tab.

  read&write chrome extension is outlined in blue
Step 2

Click where you would like the reading to start or highlight the text you want Read&Write to read aloud. (Try both of these techniques if one doesn't work, as sometimes the functionality of the tool changes based on whether it's reading a website or a Google document.)

Click Play Dark gray triangle pointing right on the Read&Write toolbar.

Read&Write highlights the current sentence and reads it aloud.

 highlighted text and read&write tool bar 
Step 3

By default, Read&Write continues to read from this point. If you want it to stop after each paragraph instead, go to Settings > Speech and clear the Continuous reading check box.

  continuous scrolling option box outlined in blue
Step 4

While text is being read aloud, click Pause Two tall dark gray rectangles.

The speech pauses but any highlighting remains visible.

Click Stop Dark gray square. 

Reading stops and any highlighting disappears.

  


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