Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers at Carrington

Grammarly is an online grammar check program.  It checks 250 points of grammar, contextually checks your spelling, makes vocabulary suggestions as well as having apps to use for working in your browser, anywhere on the web and in Microsoft Office.  

What browsers does it work with:  Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.  Grammarly does not work with Internet Explorer.

The basic version is free to everyone.  There is a paid version that is more comprehensive and is probably only necessary for serious writing issues.

Once you have an account it provides the option of a drag & drop or upload function to submit your paper for review.  Then Grammarly scans your text for grammar, spelling corrections needed and offers vocabulary suggestions. 

To create an account in Chrome go to the Educational version of Grammarly.

To create an account, click on Sign Up in the upper right-hand corner of the white space.

After you create the account, you might need to wait for an email to click on for access. If not just login.

Notice there is an Apps section on the left.  You have access to 3 apps. 

Notice Grammarly is already installed in in Chrome.  When the App is installed you can access it from the green G on the browser bar.

To create an account in Firefox to go to the educational version of Grammarly.   

To create an account click on the Sign Up in the upper right-hand corner.

Then fill out the form. Once that is completed, you may receive an email to respond to and then login.  

There are 3 apps that you can download:  Firefox App, Microsoft Office App and Windows App.

Download Microsoft Office login to your Grammarly account.

Then click on Apps.  Next, click Install next to the Grammarly for Microsoft Office.  If you prefer you can install the Grammarly for Windows.  

Next select the product you want to install.  I installed both so that it checks both documents and emails.  But you may not need the email function. After checking the boxes click install.

Notice at the bottom left of the screen is a download button, click there to run the download.

Next, there will be a security warning, click Run again.

Click the Get Started to begin the download. 

Click finish then login to Grammarly.

When you open Microsoft word there will be a green G with the enable Grammarly.  Click on it to start having Grammarly correct your writing as you write.

To create an account in Safari go to the Educational version of Grammarly.

To create an account, click on Sign Up in the upper right-hand corner of the white space.

After you create the account, you might need to wait for an email to click on for access, if not just login.

Notice that after you login the first time, it is telling you that you can add Grammarly extension to Safari.  There are two apps for Grammarly in Safari, click on Apps to see them both.

You might find each of these useful.