If your computer uses a web proxy server to access the Internet, you may have issues using the Grammarly Editor for Windows. Currently, this product doesn’t support proxy.
This article describes how to check whether your computer uses a proxy server to access the Internet. Depending on your operating system (macOS, Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, or Windows 10), please follow the steps in the corresponding section:
macOS
- Navigate to the Apple menu > System Preferences, and click Network.
- Select the network service you use from the list (e.g., Ethernet or Wi-Fi).
- Click Advanced, then click Proxies.
- If nothing is checked under "Select a protocol to configure", it means you do not use a proxy server.
Windows 7
- Click the Start button, then click Control Panel
- In the Control Panel window, click Internet Options
- In the Internet Options window, go to the Connections tab and click the LAN Settings button
- If "Use a proxy server for your LAN" is not checked, it means that you don't use a proxy server.
Windows 8 or 8.1
- Right-click on the Start button and click Control Panel
- Click Network and Internet
- Select Internet Options
- In the Internet Options window, go to the Connections tab and click the LAN Settings button
- If "Use a proxy server for your LAN" is not checked, it means that you don't use a proxy server.
Windows 10
- Right-click on the Start button and click Setting
- Go to Network & Internet > Proxy
- See if the Use a proxy server option is on