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

Opening the Read&Write for iOS Safari Web Toolbar

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

Open a page in Safari and click the Safari Share button

Safari 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 iOS toolbar

Read&Write for iPad Toolbar Play Button

Tap and hold on area on a website where you would like Read&Write for iOS 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 iOS web toolbar

Using Hover Speech

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

RW for iPad Toolbar Hover Speech Button

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

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

Tap the Hover Speech button to begin reading

Read&Write for iPad Hover Speech Reading

iOS Safari Reader

If you use iOS 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 iOS 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 iOS device app and are unable to access the web toolbar in Safari on an iOS device, 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 iOS device:

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