Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Editing Read&Write for Google Chrome Toolbar

For some students, the default toolbar for Read&Write for Google Chrome may be too overwhelming.  This is what the standard toolbar looks like:




Here's an example of a toolbar with fewer features:




The toolbar can be fully customizable.  The student can reduce or add tools.  Go to the ... and Options menu. 


Then, go to the "Features" menu on the left and toggle off features that are not used:

Here's a link to the explanation of the various tools that are featured with Read&Write for Google Chrome: https://www.thinglink.com/card/1309648205255802883 and PDF visual.  I also like this quick reference guide explanation.

The highlighters can be used for extracting information from text.  The colours can be used to highlight different features of the text.  Here are some different ways in which text can be extracted (collect highlights method).

More exercises and application ideas for Read&Write for Google Chrome can be found here: https://www.texthelp.com/resources/training/read-write/google-chrome/

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