Read&Write

Read&Write is a powerful set of reading and writing tools that supports the different ways we think, work and learn.

Read&Write is available for FREE to UTS students (and staff) and works on Windows, Chrome / Edge Browser, Mac, iPads and Android tablets. Read & Write is a floating toolbar that assists with reading, writing, research and revision. You can:

  • Highlight text and read it out aloud
  • Highlight and automatically reference selected text
  • Convert text to audio files
  • Build specialised vocabulary lists with definitions
  • And much more!

Installing Read&Write

Read&Write is available to you while you are a UTS Student. You can install Read&Write on your home computer.

Install Read&Write on your computer from the Texthelp website. Follow the instructions relevant to your computer.

Start using Read&Write

Once you complete your installation of Read&Write, the application is available for you to open from your computer.

View your applications and select Read&Write.

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You will be asked to sign in with Google or Microsoft.

Choose to sign in with Microsoft.

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Select sign in with Microsoft

To sign in with Microsoft use your student-number@student.uts.edu.au.

For example: 12345678@student.uts.edu.au

Help with Read&Write

There is extensive online help for using Read&Write on the Texthelp website (opens an external site).

These help articles include help for getting started and using Read&Write on your mobile device.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.