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Using the Read&Write Dictionaries

by Erin McCully - Thursday, August 21, 2025, 1:24 PM
 
Using the Read&Write Dictionaries

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the talking and picture dictionaries in the Read&Write toolbar.

Tutorial Steps
Step 1

Open up a website or Google doc in Google Chrome. Ensure that the Read&Write toolbar is visible.

Click a word to position the cursor in that word or highlight the word. 

Click Dictionary Dark gray book on the Read&Write toolbar.

The Dictionary window appears, showing definitions of the current word.

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

Read&Write reads the definition aloud, with highlighting.

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

Click Black X to close the Dictionary window.

  Dictionary window showing definitions of the word "country"
Step 2

Instead of using the talking dictionary, you can use the picture dictionary.

After selecting a word, click Picture Dictionary Dark gray painting icon on the Read&Write toolbar.

The Picture Dictionary window appears, showing symbols or images that represent the current word.

Click the Dark gray triangle pointing right button next to the word at the top of the Picture Dictionary window.

Read&Write reads the word aloud, so you can check how it is pronounced.

Click Black X to close the Picture Dictionary window.

  Picture Dictionary window showing images for the word "country"


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