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Using Read&Write's Translator

by Erin McCully - Thursday, August 21, 2025, 12:45 PM
 
Using Read&Write's Translator

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Read&Write to translate text into a second language.

Tutorial Steps
Step 1 Open the Read&Write Toolbar in Chrome. (You may need to expand the Read&Write tab or click on the puzzle piece icon in the extensions menu.) Top right of a Chrome window with the Read&Write tab showing
Step 2

In a website or Google Doc, highlight the word you want to translate.

Click Translator Two dark gray rectangles, one containing a non-European character and the other containing an uppercase A on the Read&Write toolbar.

The Translator window appears, showing possible translations of the current word into your chosen language. By default, Read&Write translates from English into French, but you can change it in this window to any of the other possible languages.

  translator textbox showing English to Spanish for the word "ease"
Step 3

Click the Dark gray triangle pointing right button next to one of the translations.

Read&Write reads the translation aloud, using its default voice for the chosen language.

You can also have the original English word read out to you, so you can check how it is pronounced. 

  play button outlined in blue


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