Read&Write software is free for current community members to download and install on any College- or personally-owned computer or tablet. It is highly recommended to use the Chrome extension of Read & Write.
Select Mac OS when presented with a gray bar to choose your operating system
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Click on the Install button to start your download of Read&Write
Once the download is complete, click on the file (read&write.dmg) to start the installation
Drag Read&Write to your Applications folder when prompted
Navigate to your Applications folder and launch Read&Write
Follow the first step up instructions Read&Write provides via pop up windows
Note: You will need to follow the instructions for enabling additional features under Security and Privacy to access all of the features Read&Write provides
Click OK to allow Read&Write access to control System Events
Select Sign in with Microsoft and log in with your full Bryn Mawr email address and password to activate your Read&Write license
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Once you have signed in successfully and the Read&Write toolbar pops up, the installation and set up are complete.
Select iOS when presented with a gray bar to choose your operating system
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Click on the Install button to be redirected to the App Store
Click Get in the App Store to start your download of Read&Write
Note: You will need an Apple account to download this app
Once the download is complete, click Open to launch the app
Click Start Setup Wizard when the prompt comes up and follow the instructions to complete your set up
When prompted, select Yes I am an existing Read&Write customer and click Next step
When prompted for a serial number, navigate back to this set of instructions using the iOS device on which you are setting up Read&Write and click this activation link
Clicking the activation link will redirect you to your Read&Write app to activate the software and guide you through the rest of your set up
Once you reach the page to configure your theme and speech settings, your set up is complete
Select Android when presented with a gray bar to choose your operating system
Please see Figure A
Click on the Install button to be redirected to the Google Play Store
Click Install in the Google Play Store to start your download of Read&Write
Note: You will need a Google account to download this app
Once the download is complete, click on Open to launch the app
Click Start Setup Wizard when the prompt comes up and follow the instructions to complete your set up
When prompted for a serial number, navigate back to this set of instructions using the Android device on which you are setting up Read&Write and click this activation link
Clicking the activation link will redirect you to your Read&Write app to activate the software and guide you through the rest of your set up
Once you reach the page to configure your theme and speech settings, your set up is complete
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In recent updates to the Firefox browser, Mozilla has released a built-in PDF viewer which is automatically installed in Firefox. The viewer generally works the same as Adobe Reader, but has caused some changes. Some PDF documents which formerly printed in a landscape format now automatically print in portrait format, and URLs are automatically printed on the PDF document. Firefox offers instructions on how to change .pdfs to open in Adobe Reader or a different browser plugin on their support web site.
Bryn Mawr College computers have access to various Adobe software packages, including Illustrator, Photoshop and Presenter. Assistance for these products and many others is available at LinkedIn Learning. For more information about Adobe product help, please reference our post here: http://techbar.blogs.brynmawr.edu/4335
Converting a PDF into an editable document requires Adobe Acrobat Professional. If you do not have access to Adobe Acrobat Pro, please contact the Help Desk at 610-526-7440 or help@brynmawr.edu to discuss availability options.
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