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How do I access the Read&Write for iPad Safari web toolbar?

Opening the Read&Write for iPad Safari Web Toolbar

To access the Read&Write for iPad web toolbar in Safari:

Open a page in Safari and click the Safari Share button

iPad Share Button


Locate the Read&Write icon (you may have to scroll down to locate it)

Read&Write for iPad App in Safari


Tap the rw icon to activate the toolbar

Read&Write for iPad Toolbar in Safari


Using the Play Button 

To use the Play button tap the triangle icon on the Read&Write for iPad toolbar

Read&Write for iPad Toolbar Play Button

Tap and hold on area on a website where you would like Read&Write for iPad to begin reading. Then select the text you’d like to have read 

Selected Text in Safari Screenshot


Tap the Play button on the toolbar to begin reading

Play Button Reading


Note: Only plain text can be read with the Read&Write for iPad web toolbar

Using Hover Speech

To use Hover Speech tap the Hover Speech icon on the Read&Write for iPad toolbar

RW for iPad Toolbar Hover Speech Button

Tap an area on a website where you would like Read&Write for iPad to begin reading 

Note: Only plain text can be read with the Read&Write for iPad web toolbar

Tap the Hover Speech button to begin reading

Read&Write for iPad Hover Speech Reading


iPad Safari Reader

If you use iPad Safari Reader on a web page, it opens a new page with text only

Safari Reader button screenshot


Safari Reader mode screenshot

The Read&Write for iPad web toolbar cannot inject into a page in Reader mode and is unavailable in this view

MDM Deployment Settings

If you used an MDM solution to deploy the iPad app and are unable to access the web toolbar in Safari on an iPad, you will need to make settings change within that MDM solution.

For example:

  • Allow opening documents from managed apps in unmanaged apps
  • Allow opening documents from unmanaged apps in managed apps

Also make sure to allow the following URLs for iPads:

  • toolbar.speechstream.net
  • rwipadtoolbar.texthelp.com
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