Read&Write Gold Tools

View the videos below to learn how the tools in Read&Write Gold can help you.

Toolbar

Customize the toolbar so it works best for you. You can pick the best location, choose the icons and color you prefer, and hide the tools you don't use. 

Speechmaker

Quickly and easily select any text and convert it into a sound file, such as MP3, MP4, AAC,AIFF, or M4A. Convert and listen to your notes to study for class or listen to a speech you need to deliver.

Study Skills Tools 

Highlight and extract text from any document or web page to create study guides and outlines. Collect highlights with bibliography information and export them into a Word or Google document.

Fact Finder

Research information quickly by searching the web for relevant information about a topic.

Fact Folder

Prepare and store information for research assignments or when writing reports - capture text and pictures, classify facts, and record their source, as well as creating a bibliography.

Fact Mapper

Produce a visual representation of facts and ideas on the screen. Great for brainstorming, drafting, and revising work. You can also add images and notes to help remember key facts.

Word Prediction

Learns your writing style to complete the word you are typing or predict the word you might want to use next, along with definitions. 

Verb Checker

Helps determine correct verb conjugation. Once past, present, or future tense is selected, multiple verb conjugation options are provided. Insert the correct verb directly into Word or Google or other document.

Sounds Like & Confusable Words Checker

Identifies words that sound the same (homophones) but are spelled differently (e.g. "there" and "their") or words that are commonly confused (e.g. "through" and "thorough"). Choices and definitions are displayed.

Voice Note

Record a voice message and insert it directly into a Word doument. Insert instructions or create audio feedback.

Calculator

Listen to mathematical functions and calculations.

Screenshot Reader

Have inaccessible text read aloud, including text embedded within an image or Flash, locked PDFs, or online applications. Select the text and it is read aloud.