How to Add Grammarly to Microsoft Word on a PC

This wikiHow teaches you how to install the Grammarly add-in for Microsoft Word on a Windows PC.

Steps

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    Go to https://www.grammarly.com/ in a web browser. You can install the Grammarly for Microsoft Office add-in using any web browser on your computer.
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    Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. You will see several columns containing links.
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    Click Grammarly for MS Office. It’s under the “Products” header (the first column).
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    Click Free Download. It’s the red button at the center of the page.
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    Create a Grammarly account. If you already have an account, click Log in at the top of the screen to sign in now. Otherwise, enter your name, email address, and a password you’ll use to access Grammarly, then click Sign Up.
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    Download the installer. After signing up or signing in, the installer should start downloading. If the download doesn’t start, click here under the “Downloading Grammarly for MS Office” header at the top of the screen, and then click Save File (if prompted).
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    Navigate to your Downloads folder. This is where you’ll find the Grammarly installer.
    • A quick way to find the Downloads folder is to press ⊞ Win+E to launch the File Explorer, and then click Downloads in the left panel.
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    Double-click GrammarlyAddinSetup. It’s the file with green icon and a white “G” inside. A security warning will appear.
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    Click Run. This opens the Grammarly installation wizard.
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    Click Get started. A list of Grammarly products for Microsoft Office will appear.
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    Select Grammarly for Word. You may also see the option to add Grammarly to other Office apps. You can also select those apps if you want.
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    Click Install. The Grammarly add-in will now install to Microsoft Word (and any other apps you selected).
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    Click Finish. It’s at the bottom of the “Congratulations” screen you’ll see when Grammarly is finished installing.
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    Open Microsoft Word. To do so, click the
    Windows Start
    menu, select All Apps, expand Microsoft Office, and select Microsoft Word.
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    Click Enable Grammarly to set up Grammarly. It’s at the top-right corner of Word. Once you set up and activate Grammarly, you can start using it to check your grammar and spelling in Microsoft Word.[1]
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Which is the correct usage: Bens' records or Bens records'?
    Donagan
    Donagan
    Top Answerer
    Ben's records (meaning records belonging to Ben).
  • Question
    My MS Office 2010 is in Dutch. Most of the time I write in Dutch and I use the spell checker of Word and Outlook. Will Grammarly get confused or interfere with text in other languages?
    Chris
    Chris
    Top Answerer
    Unfortunately, Grammarly only supports the English language. Because of this, it could either count all the Dutch words as misspellings, or just not work at all.
  • Question
    Why doesn't Grammarly work on my PC?
    Aasim
    Aasim
    Top Answerer
    Grammarly requires Office 2007 and later. Install the latest updates for Office and try again.
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.grammarly.com/office-addin/downloading

About This Article

Nicole Levine, MFA
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 60,591 times.
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