How to use Grammarly to check grammar and spelling

How to add and use a Grammarly browser extension as a spellcheck to review your course for grammar and spelling before publishing.

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Written by Caitlin Foran
Updated over a week ago

As an author, you can add a Grammarly browser extension and turn this on when you're reviewing your course before publishing.

In this article, we'll show you briefly how it looks when you're editing a text in iQualify, then we'll link out to Grammarly where all the actual "how-to" information is.

If the Grammarly extension is on, when you open and edit a text element, you'll see any errors underlines in red. You'll also see an emoji and error count in the bottom right of the text element.

When you select or hover over an error, you'll get a bit more information and a suggested correction.

We also love the tone detector (shown with an emoji on the bottom right of the text element).

We find this extension really useful for that last check or review for errors before publishing.

Grammarly links to install and use the extension

Install the Grammarly browser extension
How does Grammarly's browser extension work?

Tips for using in iQualify
Grammarly only starts scanning text when you have a text element or field open to edit.

Grammarly seems to treat each box as a separate element to scan, so it can wreak havoc with your tables. We recommend turning the extension off before you edit any text elements with tables.

Grammarly uses up a little of your device's processing power when it's running, so, if you're finding things a little slow, turn it off while making larger edits.

Other articles you may be interested in

Grammarly is a good tool to use when you're coming towards the end of writing and editing your course, but if you're looking to make your writing more structurally sound, readable or engaging, check out the articles below.

Cut down that content - Focusing your course (and learners' time) by only including relevant content and cutting down on word count - say more, write less.

Writing sites and tools to use - Our recommendations for tools to help with writing great, clear course content.

Course planning: Set the style - How using a style guide can really make a difference for your learners and also save you time as an author.

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