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Grammarly disappeared from Microsoft Word or Outlook

At this time, Grammarly for Microsoft Office may not initialize if: 

  • You’re opening a password-protected Microsoft Word document.
  • Your document is open in Protected View.
  • You’re opening a document stored on a network resource.

If one of these scenarios applies to your document, follow these steps:  

  • Save your document on your local drive.
  • Open Microsoft Word from your Start menu, desktop, or taskbar.
  • Navigate to the Open tab and select the document of your choice.

However, if none of the scenarios above applied and the Grammarly tab doesn’t appear in Microsoft Word or Outlook, follow these instructions instead:

If Grammarly for Microsoft Office doesn’t work after trying these steps, and you’re using Windows 10 or newer, we suggest switching to Grammarly for Windows. This product offering also supports integration with Microsoft Word and Outlook. To find out more, check out this article

Alternatively, you can give the Grammarly Editor a try. For more information about the Grammarly Editor, visit this page.

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