How to Use Grammarly Premium for Free on Chrome Mac MSWord

To check the spelling and grammar of an English text, there are now many online tools available. One of the best tools to mention is Grammarly.

For content writers, whether they have been studying for a long time or are new to learning, ensuring proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation in English writing is not an easy task. If you are attending classes, you can ask your teacher to proofread your work, but what if you are studying on your own at home? In that case, detecting and correcting errors can be quite challenging, right? That’s where Grammarly comes in handy.

(This is a quick guide to using Grammarly on various platforms. I have written a detailed series on using Grammarly on this blog).

What is Grammarly?

Grammarly is a tool for checking English spelling errors, including grammar, vocabulary, subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and even the level of plagiarism (meaning the duplication of your writing with previously published articles).

You can use Grammarly directly in your browser, on MS Word, MS Outlook, and on your phone. Therefore, no matter where you go or what you do, Grammarly can help you write English correctly and effectively.

Should you use Grammarly Premium?

Although you can still use a free Grammarly account to check the spelling of your articles, the free version has limitations in terms of the number of errors it detects, as well as specific details about those errors and how to correct them, which are available in the premium version.

Therefore, to have a better and more comprehensive English article checking experience, I still recommend using the premium version of Grammarly for the best experience. In this article, I will skip the instructions for using the free version of Grammarly and focus on the in-depth guide to the premium version with all its features.

How to Use Grammarly Premium for Free on the Chrome Browser

The following instructions are performed on the Chrome browser, and other browsers that Grammarly supports have similar installation and usage processes.

System Requirements for Installation: 

• Chrome (version 51 and newer)
• Safari (version 12 and newer)
• Firefox (version 54 and newer)
• Microsoft Edge (version 88 and newer)

(Source: https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000091552-Install-the-Grammarly-browser-extension )

Step 1: After logging in to Grammarly, click on the “Apps” section on the left side of the screen to access Grammarly’s settings interface. When you see “Grammarly for Chrome,” click on “install” to add this extension to your browser. Alternatively, you can directly download it from this link: Chrome Extension Grammarly.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen

Step 2: Once the Grammarly extension for Chrome is installed, click on the Grammarly icon and then click “Log in” to sign in to your account. (If you don’t have an account, you can click “Sign up” to register.)

Step 3: After logging in, click on the Grammarly icon. At this point, you will see options such as:

Make sure to enable all these features. In particular, to activate the “Check for writing suggestions on Google Docs” feature, you need to open the Google Docs interface first, then click on the Grammarly extension icon to select it.

Next is the line “I write in,” where you have four options depending on the English writing style you prefer: British English, American English, Canadian English, or Australian English.

After that, you can click on the “New document” line, and another interface will open where you can start writing or copy and paste your existing text for checking.

Step 4: In addition to writing directly on the interface, if you want to check text from a Word file on your computer, you can click on the icon on the left side of the screen, select “upload file,” and upload the document.

Step 5: After pasting the text, Grammarly will instantly check and display the errors you have, as well as suggest possible corrections. For example, in the example below, there are a total of 24 errors and an assessment by Hide Assistant regarding the quality of the article.

Step 6: If you want to fix a particular part, simply click on the word suggested by Grammarly for correction. For instance, if I want to fix the punctuation error in the word “in,” I click on it and Grammarly’s suggested correction will be added to the article.

Continue this process, and you will have a complete article. If you want to download the article, click on the Menu, then click on “download.”

Instructions: Installing Grammarly on Windows and macOS

How to Use Grammarly Premium for Free on a Mac Computer

Step 1: Downloading Grammarly for the computer: Log in to your Grammarly.com account, then click on the “Apps” section on the left side of the screen. Select “install” under the “Grammarly for macOS” section to automatically download the Grammarly setup for Mac computers.

Step 2: After installation, click on the “Sign in” button to log in. If you don’t have an account, click “Don’t have an account yet!” to sign up.

Step 3: A new interface will open for you to log in or sign up. After logging in, a command box will appear. Click on the “open grammarly” box to use the tool on your Mac computer.

Step 4: Next, the Grammarly application interface will appear. Click on the “New” box to start writing in English or “Import” to upload a text from MS Word.

Step 5: The familiar Grammarly interface will appear for you to type your text.

Step 6: When you enter text for the first time, a new box will appear for you to set your writing goals. There are a total of five sections: Audience, Formality, Domain, Tone, and Intent. You don’t need to set them exactly as shown in the instructions. Instead, adjust them based on your personal learning objectives and the purpose of your writing. Once done, click “Done.”

Step 7: The Grammarly application will then display all the errors in your article and provide suggestions for corrections. You just need to click on the error highlighted by Grammarly to make the edits.

Step 8: If you want to download, click on the Menu icon in the top left corner, select “download” to save the edited English article.

How to Use Grammarly Premium for Free on Microsoft Word

Step 1: Installing Grammarly for Word: Log in to Grammarly.com to access the app interface, then click on the “install” box under the Grammarly for Microsoft Word section. A new interface will appear providing instructions on how to install the Grammarly add-in in Microsoft Word. If you’re not proficient in English or too lazy to read it, you can proceed to my next step, where I will provide you with a detailed and concise guide.

You can directly download the Grammarly add-in for MS Word here:

https://www.grammarly.com/office-addin

Step 2: Open Word and under the “Insert” tab, click on “My Add-ins” to search for the Grammarly tool in Word.

Step 3: In the new interface, continue clicking on “Office Store” to open the Microsoft Office Word add-in store.

Step 4: Here, in the search box, type “Grammarly” to search. When the search results appear, click on “Add” next to “Grammarly for Microsoft Word.”

Step 5: Upon doing that, the Grammarly icon will appear in the top-right toolbar of Microsoft Word along with a notification. Click on “Got it.”

Step 6: In the Grammarly section, the interface will look like this.

Step 7: When you type English text, on the right column of Grammarly, a message will ask if you want to log in or sign up. Click on “Log in to Grammarly” if you already have an account or “Sign up” if you don’t.

Step 8: After logging in, Grammarly will provide results for the errors in your article, as shown in the image.

Step 9: If you want to make corrections, simply click on the error highlighted by Grammarly. However, note that when using Grammarly in Word, the automatic spell-check feature and the save and undo functions of Microsoft Word will not work. Therefore, to ensure that your content is not lost due to unexpected incidents, remember to save your content immediately after completing your work.

How to Use Grammarly Premium for Free on Mobile Phones

The following instructions are performed on an iPhone (iOS). The usage of Grammarly on Android phones is similar.

You can access the installation links for Grammarly on these two operating systems using the following links:

• Grammarly Keyboard — Type with confidence: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grammarly.android.keyboard
• Grammarly Keyboard: https://apps.apple.com/app/grammarly-keyboard/id1158877342
• Referral URL: https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044592352-Introducing-Grammarly-for-iPad

Step 1: Open the App Store on your iPhone and type “Grammarly” in the search bar. Then, download and install the app as usual.

Step 2: After installation, when typing messages or entering text in English, remember to select Grammarly from the keyboard options.

Step 3: While typing, if there are any errors, the Grammarly icon on the left corner of the keyboard will notify you.

Step 4: To correct errors, simply click on the Grammarly icon.

Above are the detailed instructions for using Grammarly Premium for beginners on Chrome, Mac computers, Microsoft Word, and mobile phones.

With Grammarly Premium, it is useful regardless of whether your English proficiency is basic or intermediate. No one can claim to write perfect English, right? Hopefully, these Grammarly usage instructions provided here will be helpful to you on your journey to conquer English.