Grammarly for Microsoft Word

Overview: 

Disclaimer: Grammarly is a third-party application and is not officially supported or endorsed by Penn College. These instructions are intended to assist those users who choose to use the add-on. Account management and troubleshooting must be sought through Grammarly support.


Grammarly for Microsoft Word is an add-in that provides writing guidance. Catch typos, missing punctuation, or commonly confused words before they become distracting.

Compatibility:

  • Word for the web
  • Word on Mac (Microsoft 365)
  • *This plug-in does not support Windows Word.
     

Grammarly Account Creation:

  1. Before you begin, please register for a free Grammarly account at https://www.grammarly.com/signup.
    • Please do not re-use your Penn College account password; Grammarly and PCT are not affiliated.
       

Instructions - Word for the web:

  1. Word for the web lets you make basic edits and formatting changes to your document in a web browser. To access Microsoft Word for the web, please navigate to https://office.com and launch Word.
     
  2. Within Microsoft Word for the web, please create a new document or open an existing file.
     
  3. Within the Home section, Grammarly should automatically appear in your ribbon bar on the right-side.

    The grammarly tab is highlighted in Word online
     
  4. Click Grammarly and select Open Grammarly.

    the open Grammarly tab is highlighted
     
  5. On the right-side of your screen, you will be prompted to log in to Grammarly. Please provide your Grammarly account credentials.

    Log in to grammarly is highlighted.
     
  6. That's it! Grammarly for Microsoft Word is now ready for use. Please refer to https://grammarly.com for additional guidance.

 

Instructions - Word on Mac (Microsoft 365):

  1. Word on Mac (Microsoft 365) allows you to make advanced edits and formatting changes to your document in the Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) desktop application.
     
  2. Please launch Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365) on your Mac device.
    • Grammarly for Word is incompatible with Windows devices and non-Microsoft 365 editions of Microsoft Word.
       
  3. Grammarly should automatically appear in your ribbon bar. If it doesn't please navigate to Insert > Add-ins > My Add-ins > Admin Managed > click Grammarly.

    Images highlighting how to find admin managed add-ons in office for Mac
     
  4. Locate Grammarly in your menu bar and click Grammarly > Open Grammarly.

    Open grammarly is highlighted
     
  5. On the right-side of your screen, you will be prompted to log in to Grammarly. Please provide your Grammarly account credentials.

    Log in to grammarly is highlighted.
     
  6. That's it! Grammarly for Microsoft Word is now ready for use. Please refer to https://grammarly.com for additional guidance.