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How to Use WritePoint® Powered by Grammarly®

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University of Phoenix MaterialHow to Use WritePoint® Powered by Grammarly®

WritePoint® Powered by Grammarly® is offered through the Center for Writing Excellence. It can help you check your work for common grammar and mechanics errors, providing rapid feedback. This document will show you how to locate this tool and how to use it effectively.

Finding WritePoint® Powered by Grammarly®

Click on the Library tab at the top of the screen. Click on WritePoint® Powered by Grammarly® located under the Center for Writing Excellence heading.

Getting Your Paper Into WritePoint

There are two ways to upload your paper.

1. Pasting: You can copy your text from your Microsoft® Word document and paste it into the window. To do this, go to your Microsoft® Word document. Use CTRL A (Windows) or Command A (Mac) to select all of the text. Next, click CTRL C (Windows) or Command C (Mac) to copy the text. Finally, use CTRL V (Windows) or Command V (Mac) to paste the text onto the screen. There is also a paste button that works with some Internet browsers.

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2. Upload: You can also upload your text. Select the upload button and an upload window will come up.

Click Choose File to select a file from your computer. Alternately, you can find the file and drag and drop it as directed.

Getting Results

Once your text is on the screen, move your mouse over the Start Review button.



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A list of paper options will pop up. “Research paper” and “academic essay” will be selected by default, but there are other options you can select including report, book review, presentation, blog or news post, business document, and creative writing.

If you are writing a less formal essay, be sure to deselect academic essay and research paper and select the best paper option to get the most accurate feedback.

When you are ready, click Start Review.

Note. If you see a screen requesting your permission to use the system after clicking Start Review, be sure to click accept. This pops up if it is your first time using the system.

The Results Screen

Your results will appear soon after clicking the Start Review button. A list of errors will appear on the right side of the screen, while the paper will show marks on the left side.



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You will be able to select a short or a long explanation for every error. To move between the errors, simply click on them on the right, or select Next at the bottom of the explanation screen that appears below the error on the paper.

If there is an error you would like to ignore, you can select Ignore at the bottom left of the explanation screen.

You can select Save/Print Report, located above the list of errors on the right side of the screen to send a copy of your results for your instructor.



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Making Edits

One benefit of this tool is the ability to make edits to your document.

Click on the text of your paper, which appears on the left-hand side of the screen. Doing so will hide the explanations of the errors, but all of the issues will be highlighted. You will be able to type and correct the error.

Your changes will appear in blue. To check the changes you made, click on the Review Changes button toward the top of the screen.

This will rescan the paper and check if your correction fixed the problem.



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Saving Changes

If you edit your document within the tool, you can use the Copy or Download button to save the changes you made to your paper.

Some browsers will not allow downloading directly from WritePoint® Powered by Grammarly®, and the button might appear grayed out. If your browser will not allow you to use the copy button, simply click on the paper’s content, use CTRL A (Windows) or Command A (Mac) to select all of the text. Next, click CTRL C (Windows) or Command C (Mac) to copy the text. Finally, use CTRL V (Windows) or Command V (Mac) to paste the text into a Microsoft® Word document.

Starting a New Document

The WritePoint® Powered by Grammarly® tool will remember you between visits, especially if you do not frequently clean out your web browser’s cache. If you enter WritePoint and an old document is still there,

you only need to click the clear button to start a new review.


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