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Read&Write for Google Chrome ​™ Quick Reference Guide 10.16 ​

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DOCS, SLIDES AND WEB

Tool Symbol Where it works How it works

Reads any text aloud with dual color highlighting and Google Docs natural-sounding voices. Text to Speech Google Slides Web Highlight or place your in front of some text, and click the Play .

Reads text on websites in Chrome without highlighting, Hover Speech Web simply hover over the text you’d like to read.

Provides definitions to improve comprehension and writing. Google Docs Definitions can even be read aloud. Talking Google Slides Dictionary Web Highlight a word and click the . Click the Play button next to each definition to have it read aloud.

Google Docs Displays images from Widgit® Symbols to help support Picture Google Slides fluency and understanding. Dictionary Web

Provides word suggestions as you type. Develops writing Google Docs skills and helps construct error-free sentences more easily. Word Google Slides Hover over word suggestions to hear aloud. Click on a word Prediction Web or click Ctrl + the number next to the word you’d like to insert.

Helps with research by doing a Google search for relevant Google Docs information on a topic. Fact Finder Google Slides Web Highlight a word or phrase and click the icon, and a Google search will open in a new .

Google Docs Allows single words to be translated into Spanish, French or Portuguese and spoken in that language. Translator Google Slides

Web Translation language can be selected in Settings .

Allows users to highlight and color code sections of text on a Google Docs page, to facilitate summarizing, categorizing and higher Highlighters & Google Slides order skills. Clear Highlights Web Clear highlights from a page when you are done with them, by selecting highlights and clicking the icon.

Collects your highlights into a new Google Doc. Collect Google Docs Click on icon and select which colors to collect, as well as Highlights Web how to sort them.

Builds vocabulary lists in a Google Doc, including selected words, dictionary definitions, images from Widgit Symbols, Vocabulary List Google Docs and an editable notes column. Builder Web Use colored highlighters to select words, then click icon to create vocabulary list in new Google Doc.

Google Docs Converts selected text into an audio file, e.g. MP3, which will Speech Maker Google Slides be automatically downloaded and can then be saved or Web shared in Google Drive.

Google Docs Converts inaccessible text to accessible text through OCR. Screenshot Google Slides Click the icon and then drag your mouse to draw a rectangle Reader Web around any inaccessible text, to OCR it on demand.

Records a short audio file (one minute or less) of your voice, and inserts it into a Google Doc as a comment.

Voice Notes Google Docs Highlight text where you’d like to place your comment, then

click the icon and use the microphone button to record. Use additional options to stop recording, replay or insert.

Google Docs Turns the spoken word into text by dictating into a Speech Input Web microphone.

Removes clutter from web pages and places the simplified text into a new tab. Simplify Web Use the + and - icons to change the amount of text displayed. Contrast controls are also available.

Google Docs Tints your screen and provides a spotlight that follows your Google Slides Screen Masking mouse pointer, to help improve focus. Web

Google Docs Allows students to practice and record themselves reading Practice Google Slides selected text, use support tools, listen to their recording, and Reading Aloud Web send to their teacher for feedback.

Google Docs Customize speech options, layout, language settings Google Slides Settings and word prediction display. Web

Google Docs Help Google Slides Click this button to access help using the . Web

PDF and ePUB

Tool Symbol Where it works How it works

PDF Reads any text aloud with dual color highlighting and natural-sounding voices. Text to Speech ePub Kes Highlight some text, and click the Play button.

PDF Reads any text aloud by simply clicking on it. Click and ePub Speak Kes Click the icon and it will turn red, indicating the feature is on.

Provides word suggestions as you type inside of Typewriter Annotations. Word PDF Prediction Kes Click the icon and it will turn red, indicating the feature is on.

Hover over word suggestions to hear aloud.

PDF Dictate into Typewriter Annotations, using a microphone. Speech Input Kes

Choose from Dictionary, Picture Dictionary, Fact Finder, Translator, and Highlighters on Study Skills PDF the pop-up menu pictured here. Enable/ ePub Click the icon to enable or disable Disable Kes the menu from appearing when text is selected.

Marks a page in your ePub so you can refer to it later. A list of your bookmarks is included in the Table of Contents menu. Bookmark ePub Click the icon to insert a bookmark, and add a note. Click icon again to remove bookmark.

Provides definitions to improve comprehension. Definitions PDF can even be read aloud. Talking ePub Dictionary Kes Highlight a word and click the icon. Click the Play button next to each definition to have it read aloud.

Helps with research by doing a Google search for relevant PDF information on a topic. Fact Finder ePub Highlight a word or phrase and click the icon, and a Google Kes search will open in a new tab.

PDF Allows single words to be translated into Spanish, French or Portuguese and spoken in that language. Translator ePub Kes Translation language can be selected in Settings menu.

PDF Displays images from Widgit® Symbols to help support Picture ePub Dictionary fluency and understanding. Kes

Allows you to insert a note in your PDF, such as a comment or PDF instructions to students. Limit of 500 characters. Push Pin ePub Annotation Kes Click the icon and your cursor will become a pushpin. Click to place the annotation in your PDF.

Allows you to insert text directly in your PDF. Great for fill in the blank and open answer questions.

Typewriter PDF Click the icon and the typewriter symbol will appear on your Annotation Kes cursor. Click to place the annotation. Use the additional

options to save, delete or play back your annotation. Speech Input and Word Prediction can also be used while typing.

Allows users to highlight and color code sections of text on a PDF page, to facilitate summarizing, categorizing and higher order Highlighters & skills. Clear ePub Highlights Kes Clear highlights from a page when you are done with them, by selecting highlights and clicking the icon.

PDF Collects your highlights into a new Google Doc. Collect ePub Click on icon and select which colors to collect, as well as how Highlights Kes to sort them.

Builds vocabulary lists in a Google Doc, including selected PDF words, dictionary definitions, images from Widgit Symbols, Vocabulary ePub and an editable notes column. Kes Use colored highlighters to select words, then click icon to create vocabulary list in new Google Doc.

PDF Customize speech options, language settings, and Settings ePub preferences for how to collect highlights and create Kes vocabulary lists.

Print PDF documents including Typewriter Annotations and Print PDF highlights.

Customize the font type, size, alignment and color of the text ePub Font Options in your ePub viewer.

Display Table Display your ePub’s table of contents as well as all bookmarks ePub of Contents you have made throughout the ePub.

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