- You can add Grammarly to Word by downloading the Microsoft Office plugin or through Microsoft AppSource.
- You can also install the Grammarly desktop app on your Mac or PC and drag-and-drop your Word document into the app.
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How to use Grammarly with Microsoft Word
Grammarly offers several ways to use its services, from a browser-based website and extensions to desktop apps and a mobile keyboard.
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You can edit your Word doc with Grammarly directly in the Microsoft program or drag and drop your Word doc into the Grammarly desktop app for quick assistance on edits.
The Grammarly desktop app for PC is compatible with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10. For Mac, the device should be updated to macOS 10.9 or higher.
Since Microsoft Word is a separate system, you'll need to have a subscription to Microsoft Office in order to purchase or download extensions onto Word. For an 'Add-in' to be successfully added, you have to have Microsoft Office 2007, '10, '13, '16, or '19 for compatible operation on Windows. On Mac, it's strongly suggested to have Microsoft Office version 16 or higher.
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If you want to use Grammarly alongside Word's spelling and grammar checker, here's how you can do it.
How to install the Grammarly plugin for Word
- Go to the Grammarly website and click 'Get the add-in' to download the free MS Office Grammarly plugin.
After it finishes downloading, click the file in the bottom left of your browser window.
© Abbey White/Insider Click the Grammarly Add-in download link. Abbey White/InsiderQuick tip: The language may be slightly different on depending on whether you're using a Mac or PC, Chrome, Edge, or Firefox, but you will still need to open the downloaded file.
- In the welcome window that appears, select 'Get Started.'
Click the box next to Grammarly for Word to ensure you download it.
Quick tip: You can also check the Grammarly for Outlook box if you want to add the extension to the Microsoft email client.
Choose 'Install.'
© Abbey White/Insider Check the Grammarly for Word box and then click Install. Abbey White/InsiderAfter it finishes installing, select 'Finish.'
© Abbey White/Insider Click 'Finish' to end the Grammarly plugin installation. Abbey White/Insider- Launch Word and open either a blank or existing document.
On the Home tab, click Open Grammarly.
© Abbey White/Insider Look for the Open Grammarly Icon in the Home Tab bar. Abbey White/InsiderQuick tip: The Home tab in Word is the default tab when you open a document.
The Grammarly window will appear on the right. Click 'Log in.'
© Abbey White/Insider The Grammarly window will appear on the right of your Word document. Abbey White/InsiderA new browser tab or window will appear with the Grammarly log in page loaded. Enter your username and password, then click 'Sign in.'
Quick tip: You can also log in to your Grammarly account using Facebook, Google, or App log ins.
- Click the Word icon in the desktop taskbar. You should now see Grammarly working.
An alternative way to install Grammarly for Word
There are two ways you can add Grammarly to your Microsoft Office Word software. You can also visit Microsoft AppSource and search for Grammarly. Once the app appears in the search results, click 'Get It Now.'
© Ennica Jacob/Insider You can also use Microsoft AppSource to add the Grammarly plugin to Word. Ennica Jacob/InsiderWhen a pop-up window appears, click 'Continue' before hitting 'Open in Word' to launch the add-in. To confirm it's been added to Word, open a new Word document and look for the Open Grammarly option in the Home tab.
How to drag and drop Word docs into the Grammarly desktop app for Windows
Go to the Grammarly website and click 'Download Grammarly for Windows.'
© Abbey White/Insider The desktop app download page will only be available on Windows devices. Abbey White/Insider- After it's finished downloading, click the Grammarly download link at the bottom of your browser window.
- Once it's loaded, the Grammarly app icon will flash in your taskbar. Click it to open the application.
- Click 'Sign in.' © Abbey White/insider Click Sign in to begin logging into Grammarly on your Windows computer. Abbey White/insider
- Enter your username and password.
- You'll be redirected to a new page where you should click the 'Open Grammarly' button to be taken back to the Grammarly desktop app for Windows.
Either download or go to the file location of the Word document you want to edit in Grammarly. Drag the file from its folder location and hold it over the Grammarly icon.
© Abbey White/Insider Click and drag the Word file you want to edit in Grammarly and drop it over the Grammarly icon. Abbey White/InsiderYou will see an import screen before the document appears in Grammarly.
© Abbey White/insider The import screen will appear while your Word doc us loading in Grammarly. Abbey White/insider
Quick tip: You can download the document from Grammarly after you're finished editing to preserve its format.
How to drag and drop Word docs into the Grammarly desktop app for Mac
Go to the Grammarly website and click 'Download Grammarly for Mac.'
© Ennica Jacob/Insider Go to Grammarly's website and download the desktop app for Mac. Ennica Jacob/Insider- Click the Grammarly download link at the bottom of your browser window.
Once it's loaded, an application window will appear. Click the Grammarly icon and drag it on top of the folder to its right.
© Abbey White/Insider Drag the Grammarly icon on top of the Applications folder to add it to your Mac apps. Abbey White/Insider- Exit out of the window and click on the Finder icon in the dock.
Open your Applications menu and locate the Grammarly app.
© Abbey White/Insider Access the Grammarly app in the Applications menu of the Finder. Abbey White/InsiderClick on the app icon and drag it into the dock.
© Abbey White/Insider Drag and drop the Grammarly icon into your dock. Abbey White/InsiderEither download or go to the file location of the Word document you want to edit in Grammarly. Drag the file from its folder location and drop it over the Grammarly icon.
Quick tip: If you are signed into the Grammarly desktop app already, the doc will immediately load. If you aren't, you'll be prompted to sign in through a web browser.
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People are often directed to this page because they are receiving a query about whether they want to save changes to the attached template (the normal template). The converse of this also happens where they try to save changes to the normal template and are prevented from doing so (without notice). Such changes are things like modification of styles, recorded macros, and saved AutoText or AutoCorrect. These problems are usually symptoms of a poorly-written Add-In for Word. (If in a corporate network, the problems can also be caused by group polices or automatic rewriting of the normal template. This is becoming rare as IT professionals learn of those problems.)
Background
Microsoft Word, at least since Word 97, has allowed third parties, including users, to change the program's interface with the user by adding menus, toolbars, ribbons, macros, keyboard shortcuts, and other building blocks or components. In Word 97 this was done only by using Global Templates loaded as Add-ins, usually by placing them in Word's Startup Folder. These are Word template files, created and editable in Word. (Templates stored in the OFFICE startup folder will also be loaded as Add-Ins.) Beginning with Word 2000 another kind of Add-In was allowed, a .COM Add-In. These are programs.
With the introduction of COM Add-Ins, though, came problems. The easiest way to make changes to the Word user interface seems to be to change that interface in the normal template. There can be multiple problems that arise when you do that. These include an alert to the user when leaving the program that changes have been made to the template and asking if those should be saved, the inability of the user to save changes to defaults, and (much more rarely) repeated additions of controls or buttons to the interface (one added each time Word is started).
Add-Ins that do this are poorly-written. There are other ways to make the changes when the Add-In is loaded that do not trigger the alert or block the user from making their own changes. Add-Ins that cause these problems sometimes are installed as a part of the initial setup of a computer. They sometimes come with very good, useful, expensive commercial programs. As a diagnostic, you can start Word with no Add-ins running using a command-line switch.
The Alert to Save Changes to the Normal Template Should Be Switched 'ON'
Word has an option to alert the user if changes are about to be saved to the normal template upon exiting Word. This option should be kept on. Recent versions of Word install with this turned 'off.' You want it turned on. The normal template is a key component of Word. You do not want changes made to it unless you approve them. I suspect it was turned off as a part of installation because of the number of calls to Microsoft and to corporate IT departments caused by poorly-written Add-Ins triggering the alert.
In ribbon versions of Word, this setting is in the Word Options - Advanced.
The Word 97-2003 dialog appears below. Tools > Options > Save
I tell people this is Word's equivalent to the smoke alarm. If it keeps buzzing, something is wrong that needs fixing. The solution to the problem is not taking the battery out of the smoke alarm, or switching off this alert.
Short-term Work-Arounds for Change Default Problems Caused by Poorly-Written Add-Ins
These are called 'short-term work-arounds' because they don't fix the problem but they let you get your work done until you can take the time to fix the problem.
Unable to save changes to defaults, changes to the normal template
You can open the normal template directly, make your changes there, and save. This will almost always defeat the blocking done by Add-Ins.
Note: You do not open the normal template (or any template in Word) by double-clicking on it.
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Note: In Ribbon versions of Word you may want to be Changing Style Defaults in the Manage Styles dialog.
One solution to these problems is to start Word without loading Add-Ins. This is done through the command-line switch /a. Doing this is a useful diagnostic tool; it lets you pin down that an Add-In is the source of your problem. It is not how you want to run Word, though. Add-Ins can be very helpful in using Word or in using Word with other programs such as Adobe Acrobat. They can make your life easier. Here is a link to some of the free template Add-Ins I've developed. I use a number developed by others as well.
To start Word without loading Add-Ins you use the following command in the Run Window under the Start Menu:
winword.exe /a (note the space before /a)
In Windows XP and later, you can get to the Run window by pressing the Windows key with the letter R.
(In Windows 8 or later, the run command can be found among the Windows Apps between Help and Task Manager. You can also use the search bar and click on the result that shows up. - See below.
How Do I Enable Add Ins In Word
If you have multiple versions of Word installed on your computer and this launches the wrong version, you will have to find the actual path to the winword.exe file that runs the version you want. Word 2016 should be in the folder labeled Office16. Word 2013 should be in a folder labeled Office15. Word 2010 should be in a folder labeled Office14. Word 2007 will be in a folder labeled Office12. Word 2003 will be in a folder labeled Office11. Word 97 will be in a folder labeled Office.
Annoying Message about Saving Changes to the Normal Template
Again, you do not want to turn off the alert.