1. Go to the Software Download Site and log in with your HawkID and password
2. Select Read&Write from the options
3. Under the Macintosh section, choose Read&Write 7.1
4. Open the file RWGold_7.1.dmg and drag the Read&Write logo to the Applications folder
   
   
   
    
5. If asked for administrative credentials, select Authenticate and then enter your admin username and password
   
   
   
    
6. Read&Write will begin to install. Once complete, navigate to Finder and then open Applications and then open Read&Write. If prompted if you want to open an app downloaded from the internet, choose Open
   
   
   
    
7. Accept the User Terms
8. When prompted to log in, choose Sign in with Microsoft
   
   
9. When asked for your email, enter your HawkID@uiowa.edu in that format
10. When at the HawkID login, it will auto-fill your HawkID@uiowa.edu, keep that and enter your password and verify your login through Duo Two-Step Security
11. If prompted to allow permissions for your Microsoft account to be used with Read&Write, select Accept
12. You can now use Read&Write on your Mac

If you encounter the below error when trying to download and install Read&Write for Mac from the Software Download Site, there is a security setting that needs to be adjusted to allow the file to be downloaded properly to a Mac computer. The following two guides for macOS 10.12 or newer or macOS 10.11 or older, will temporarily disable your Macs security settings and allow the successful download and installation of Read&Write.

Note: You must be logged in with an administrator account for the following processes, please contact your local IT if attempting installation on a departmental computer.

Guide #1: macOS 10.12 Sierra or newer

1. Open Finder and go to Applications > Utilities
2. In the Utilities folder, locate Terminal
   
    
3. In Terminal type the following command: sudo spctl --master-disable
   
    
4. Enter your password
5. Click on the System Preferences icon
   
    
6. Go to Security & Privacy
   
    
7. Click the lock icon and enter your password to make changes
   
    
8. On the General tab under Allow application downloaded from select Anywhere
   
    
9. Click Allow from anywhere when prompted, then close the Security & Privacy window

You will now be able to run Read&Write for Mac. Note: Once Read&Write has been installed and activated successfully, it is recommended that you reset the Security & Privacy settings.

To reset the Security and Privacy settings:

1. Open Finder and go to Applications > Utilities
2. In the Utilities folder, locate Terminal
   
    
3. In Terminal type the following command: sudo spctl --master-enable
   

The Mac OS X Security and Privacy settings should now be reset back to the default setting.

Guide #2: macOS 10.11 El Capitan or older

1. Click on the System Preferences icon
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3. Go to Security & Privacy
   
    
4. Click the lock icon and enter your password to make changes
   
    
5. On the General tab under Allow application downloaded from: select Anywhere
   
    
6. Click Allow from anywhere when prompted, then close the Security & Privacy window
7. You will now be able to download and Install Read&Write Gold for Mac. Once Read&Write Gold has been successfully activated, you can reset Allow applications downloaded from: back to App Store and identified developers by following the same steps outlined above.