How to Install Grammar Expert Plus Into Microsoft Word

If you have been trying to install Grammar Expert Plus into Microsoft Word you have probably been unsuccessful. This is because, unlike programs such as StyleWriter, ClearEdits or Whitesmoke, Grammar Expert Plus does not integrate with Microsoft Word. It is a stand-alone program. To use information from Microsoft Word, there are two ways you can do this. You can copy and paste the information from one program to the other or you can save the Microsoft Word document as a text file or rich-text file and open it with Grammar Expert Plus.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Grammar Expert Plus (CD or download)
• Microsoft Word

Copy and Paste Method

1. 
    
   Install the Grammar Expert Plus.

   Insert the Grammar Expert Plus CD into your computer or download the software from a website. The CD should guide you through the installation process. If downloading the software, click on "gramxp" and select Run. Continue clicking "next" until the installation process finishes.

2. Open the document that you wish to use Grammar Expert Plus on in Microsoft Word.

3. Open Grammar Expert Plus.

4. 
    
   Hit Select All to highlight all the text.

   Hit CTRL+A or select EDIT-->Select All.

5. Hit CTRL+C or select EDIT-->Copy.

6. Click over to Grammar Expert Plus and hit CTRL+V or select EDIT-->Paste.

7. 
    
   Select Tools, then Grammar and spelling.

   Hit F7 key or select Tools-->Grammar and Spelling to run the grammar program.

8. Once you have run the program, repeat Steps 4 through 6 to move the text from Grammar Expert Plus back to Microsoft Word.

Saving as a Rich Text Format Method

9. 
    
   Install Grammar Expert Plus.

   Insert the Grammar Expert Plus CD into your computer or download the software from a website. The CD should guide you through the installation process. If downloading the software, click on "gramxp" and select Run. Continue clicking "next" until the installation process finishes.

10. Open up the document you wish to grammar-check in Microsoft Word. Before doing anything, save the document as a Microsoft Word document.

11. 
     
    Click Save As.

    Click File-->Save As.

12. 
     
    Select Rich Text Format and save.

    Change the file name slightly for your new document. Under the file name, it should say "Word Document." Click on the arrow next to this and scroll down until you see either "Rich Text Format" or "Text File." Select "Rich Text Format" and hit save.

13. 
     
    Hit continue through the warning.

    A warning will appear that some formatting will be lost. Click "Continue."

14. Close Microsoft Word and open Grammar Expert Plus.

15. 
     
    Open the file in Grammar Expert Plus.

    Click File-->Open. Highlight the document and click open.

16. 
     
    Select Tools, then Grammar and spelling.

    Hit F7 key or select Tools-->Grammar and Spelling to run the grammar program.

17. 
     
    Save your document.

    When finished running the grammar program, click File-->Save.

18. Close out Grammar Expert Plus and reopen Microsoft Word. You can then open the document in Microsoft Word and choose to save it as a Microsoft Word document, if desired.

Resources

• Review of Grammar Expert Plus
• Winter Tree Software: Grammar Expert Plus