Opening a Document in Word 365

1. Access Office 365.
   
   
2. Open the Word 365 app by clicking the waffle menu in the upper left corner and then click the icon for Word.
   
   
3. Open the file by clicking it. Or if you have been working offline, locate and click the Upload button. Browse for the file and complete the upload process.
   
   
   
   
4. If you have just uploaded a document, locate and select the document, or search for a document using the Search my files text field and select the correct document.
   
   

Using Turnitin Draft Coach

Turnitin Draft Coach will appear in Word Online when you open a document. It may take a moment for it to appear.

1. Click the Turnitin tab.
   
   
   
   
2. A panel will appear on the right side of the page titled Turnitin Draft Coach. Click Get Feedback Now. Note: If it is your first time accessing Turnitin Draft Coach, you will need to complete the steps to authenticate the tool.
   
   

Similarity Checks

You will be able to run a total of three Similarity Checks while drafting your assignment. It is suggested to use these strategically to get as much out of the reports as possible. Create a plan for using your reports before beginning your assignment. It is also strongly suggested that you make an effort to not use your checks all at once. Spread them out to help you improve your writing and citations over multiple drafts. Running a Similarity Check will not add your assignment to the Turnitin database, so your paper checked with Draft Coach will not be used to match against your final paper should your professor require you to use Turnitin to submit an assignment.

To run your Similarity Check:

1. Click the Similarity tab at the top of the Turnitin Draft Coach panel or click the Similarity Check card in the middle of the panel.
   
   
2. Click Run Similarity Check. Do not alter your text while the Similarity Check is running. You can make changes as soon as the report has been generated.
   
   
3. You will be shown how many reports you have left to run. Click Confirm if you would like to continue, or Cancel if you would like to continue working on your assignment.
   
   
4. You can open an interactive version of your Similarity Report by clicking View Full Report at the bottom of the panel.

If you received matches to your draft, don’t worry! It is normal to receive some matches in a well-referenced paper and it doesn’t always mean that it is plagiarism. You can learn more about your Similarity Check results here.

If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, click Run New Similarity Check again. Draft Coach will tell you how many checks you have left to use. 

Citations Checks

You will be able to run as many Citation Checks as you like while you draft your assignment. You can either wait until you have finished and make any suggested corrections at the same time, or you can run a few checks throughout your drafting process and do it in stages.

To run your Citations Check:

1. Click the Citations tab at the top of the Turnitin Draft Coach panel or click the Citations Check card in the middle of the panel.
   
   
2. Click Run Citations Check.

You will now have your Citations Report! You can learn more about your Citations Check results here.

If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, click Run New Citations Check again.

Grammar Guide

You will be able to run as many Grammar Guide checks as you like while you draft your assignment. You can either wait until you have finished and make any suggested corrections at the same time, or you can run a few checks throughout your drafting process and do it in stages. Grammar Guide checks your draft using US-English grammar rules.

Note: For any particularly long documents, Grammar Guide will only provide a report for the first 100,000 characters. If your document exceeds this length and you would like to utilize Grammar Guide fully, it is recommended that you split your draft into separate documents.

To run your Grammar Guide:

1. Click the Grammar tab at the top of the Turnitin Draft Coach panel or click the Grammar Guide card in the middle of the panel.
   
   
2. Click Run Grammar Check.

You will now have access to your Grammar Guide! You can learn more about your Grammar Guide results here.

If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, click Run Grammar Check again.

View Full Report

Once you have ran at least one Similarity Check, you will be given the option to view the full report. Clicking the View Full Report button at the bottom of your Draft Coach similarity report will launch your draft into a new window.

Note: Clicking View Full Report opens your draft in a text-only format. Any formatting like bullet points or images will not be shown. Don’t worry, this won’t affect your working draft.

Here you will be able to:

• Switch between the Sources Overview and a list of All Sources
  • What's the difference? Source Overview provides a list of the top matching sources, it will not display overlapping matches. It is also the view shown in Draft Coach. All Sources lists every match Turnitin has found in your draft.
• Temporarily exclude search repositories
  • By clicking the settings cog, stop any matches showing that were found either on the internet, from publications, or submitted works from students globally. These exclusions do not save or pass back to Draft Coach.
• Temporarily exclude matches to your draft
  • By clicking the settings cog, choose to exclude any matches found within a bibliography, quotes, citations, or small matches. These exclusions do not save or pass back to Draft Coach.
• Download or print your similarity report
  • If you have made any temporary exclusions in this report view, they will not be reflected in your download.