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Introducing App Actions

Who has access?
- Grammarly Business users
- Grammarly Premium users

Note: App Actions is a beta feature. If it is not available in your account yet, you can expect to see it soon.

                            

With App Actions, you can connect Grammarly to apps you use every day and perform common tasks directly from Grammarly. This saves time by avoiding context-switching and helps you stay in the flow of writing. 

App Actions works with:

  • Asana: Manage your work faster. Create new Asana tasks or search for and link to existing ones from wherever you use Grammarly.
  • Unsplash: Find and insert the perfect image for your text. Browse millions of free, high-quality images from Unsplash, without switching screens.
  • Giphy: Bring your writing to life with expressive GIFs. Browse Giphy’s library and insert images from wherever you are working with Grammarly.
  • Jira: Keep your projects on track and your stakeholders informed. Create Jira issues or search for and link to existing ones from wherever you use Grammarly.
  • Confluence: Easily share company knowledge with your teammates. Search for and link to your Confluence pages directly from Grammarly.
  • Google Drive: Get quick access to Google Drive. Search for and link to your files without leaving your workflow.
  • Calendly: Make scheduling meetings seamless. Share your availability via Calendly from wherever you use Grammarly.

✅ At any time, you can provide in-product feedback on App Actions.

Requirements

  • You will need a Grammarly Premium or Grammarly Business account to use App Actions.
  • You will need to turn on generative AI to view App Actions.
  • The Grammarly Business admin can manage App Actions from the admin panel. If your admin has turned off the feature, or an individual action, you will not be able to use it.
  • This feature is only supported in Grammarly for Windows and Mac.

Grammarly Business admins

If you are an admin, we recommend completing the following preparation steps for your users in advance of any announcements about new Grammarly functionality.

  1. Log in to your Grammarly account.
  2. Read Requirements
  3. For each action that you are activating for your organization, test the steps outlined below and ensure that you can complete the action. For example, for Google Drive, ensure that you can connect Grammarly to your Google Drive account, find a file in Google Drive, and add a link to the file into your document.

App Actions

Learn how to use the app actions that are available in Grammarly today.   

Asana
Unsplash
Giphy
Jira
Confluence
Google Drive
Calendly

Create or find a task in Asana

You can create or find Asana tasks directly from Grammarly wherever you write—for example, while taking notes or communicating with team members. This saves time and ensures that you have all the task context at your fingertips.

You may encounter an error if your Asana administrator has turned on the Require app approval setting. The Asana admin will need to follow these instructions to approve Grammarly: App management and integrations

If you have additional questions about app management for your Asana organization, please reach out to Asana Support.

Add an image from Unsplash

A picture is worth a thousand words. With access to Unsplash’s repository of high-resolution images directly from Grammarly, you can easily enhance your writing with visuals.

To add an image from Unsplash, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the green lightbulb icon next to the Grammarly button. You may need to hover over the Grammarly button in order to see the lightbulb icon.
  2. Select Add an image from Unsplash. You may need to select More to see this option.
  3. If this is your first time using this app action, review the privacy disclosure, then select Use Unsplash.
  4. Search for images by typing a word or phrase in the search bar. You can also select a word or phrase from your writing, then use this app action. The selected text will automatically be filled into the search bar.
  5. Select an image to add it directly into your text. You can also click Copy to add the image to your clipboard.

Find and insert a GIF from Giphy

To enhance your writing with visual flair, you can use Grammarly to search Giphy’s extensive library and quickly add GIFs or stickers into your text.

To add a GIF from Giphy, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the green lightbulb icon next to the Grammarly button. You may need to hover over the Grammarly button in order to see the lightbulb icon.
  2. Select Add a GIF from Giphy. You may need to select More to see this option.
  3. If this is your first time using this app action, review the privacy disclosure, then select Use Giphy.
  4. Search for GIFs or stickers by typing a word or phrase in the search bar. You can also select a word or phrase from your writing, then use this app action. The selected text will automatically be filled into the search bar.
  5. Select a GIF or sticker to add it directly into your text. You can also click Copy to add the GIF or sticker to your clipboard.

Create or find an issue in Jira

You can create or find an issue in Jira directly from Grammarly wherever you write—for example, while messaging team members or documenting projects. This saves time and ensures that you have all the issue context at your fingertips.

You may encounter an error if your Atlassian administrator has enabled the Request feature setting. The site administrator will need to approve user requests to use Grammarly. More information can be found at Managing user requests for Marketplace apps.

If you have additional questions about app management in Atlassian, please reach out to Atlassian Support.

Find a page in Confluence

With the ability to access Confluence from Grammarly, you can quickly find and link to a page while writing.

To find a page in Confluence, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the green lightbulb icon next to the Grammarly button. You may need to hover over the Grammarly button in order to see the lightbulb icon.
  2. Select Find a page in Confluence. You may need to select More to see this option.
  3. If this is your first time using this app action, you’ll need to connect Grammarly to your Atlassian account.
    1. After reviewing the privacy disclosure, click Connect Confluence.
    2. On the next screen, choose an Atlassian account and then select Allow to authorize Grammarly on the account.
  4. Search for pages by typing a word or phrase in the search bar.
    1. You can also select a word or phrase from your writing, then use this app action. The selected text will automatically be filled into the search bar.
  5. Select a page to add a link to the page directly into your text.
    1. You can also select the Copy button to add the link to your clipboard, or select the Open button to open the file in your browser.

✅ You can log out of your Atlassian account or switch your account at any time by opening the App Actions menu, selecting Find a page in Confluence, and then selecting Log out of Confluence.

You may encounter an error if your Atlassian administrator has enabled the Request feature setting. The site administrator will need to approve user requests to use Grammarly. More information can be found at Managing user requests for Marketplace apps.

If you have additional questions about app management in Atlassian, please reach out to Atlassian Support.

Find a file in Google Drive

With the ability to access Google Drive from Grammarly, you can quickly find and link to a file while writing.

To find a file in Google Drive, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the green lightbulb icon next to the Grammarly button. You may need to hover over the Grammarly button in order to see the lightbulb icon.
  2. Select Find a file in Google Drive. You may need to select More to see this option.
  3. If this is your first time using this app action, you’ll need to connect Grammarly to your Google Drive account.
    1. After reviewing the privacy disclosure, click Connect Google Drive.
    2. On the next screen, choose a Google account and then select Allow to authorize Grammarly on the account.
  4. Search for files by typing a word or phrase in the search bar.
    1. You can also select a word or phrase from your writing, then use this app action. The selected text will automatically be filled into the search bar.
  5. Select a file to add a link to the file directly into the document.
    1. You can also select the Copy button to add the link to your clipboard, or select the Open button to open the file in your browser.

✅ You can log out of your Google Drive account or switch your account at any time by opening the App Actions menu, selecting Find a file in Google Drive, and then selecting … > Switch account, or … > Log out of Google Drive.

You may encounter an error depending on how your Google admin has configured third-party apps in your Workspace. You can go here to learn more: Control which third-party & internal apps access Google Workspace data.

Additionally, if your Google Workspace is enrolled in the Google Advanced Protection Program, you may encounter the “Access Blocked: Grammarly is not approved by Advanced Protection, Error 400: policy_enforced” screen. You can learn more by visiting the Google Advanced Protection Help Center.

If you have other questions about app management for your Google Workspace, please reach out to Google Workspace Support.

Share your availability via Calendly

To make scheduling meetings easier, you can share your Calendly availability wherever you use Grammarly.

To share your availability via Calendly, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the green lightbulb icon next to the Grammarly button. You may need to hover over the Grammarly button in order to see the lightbulb icon.
  2. Select Share your availability via Calendly. You may need to select More to see this option.
  3. If this is your first time using this app action, review the privacy disclosure, then select Connect Calendly.
    1. On the next screen, select a method to log in to Calendly.
    2. Note that this action allows Grammarly to connect to your Calendly account and manage your Calendly events.
    3. If successful, you will land on a “Connection successful” confirmation screen.
  4. Select an event type from the drop-down list, then optionally overwrite the default link text.
    1. Optionally, you can check the box to Make link single-use. A single-use link expires after someone schedules a meeting with you. If this box is checked, the invitee can’t book time with you again unless you send them a new link.
  5. You can now Insert the Calendly link into the document, select the Copy button to copy the meeting link to the clipboard, or select the Open button to open the meeting link in the browser.

In-product feedback

You can provide feedback about your experience with an action at any time by navigating to an app action and then selecting … > Feedback.

Note that you may also be prompted for feedback after completing an app action.

 

Frequently asked questions

Why can’t I find the App Actions feature?

The App Actions feature is only available for Grammarly for Windows and Mac.

Please ensure that you are using Grammarly’s desktop app and not attempting to use the App Actions feature with the Grammarly browser extension.

How do I know if I’m using Grammarly’s desktop application or the Grammarly browser extension?

To learn more about Grammarly for Windows and Mac and how it looks, please refer to this article: Grammarly for Windows and Grammarly for Mac user guide.

You can also learn more about temporarily turning off the Grammarly browser extension.

What do I do if I see a “Connection blocked” screen?

If you encounter a “Connection blocked” screen, as shown in the image below, please ensure that your network administrator has added *.grammarly.net to your organization’s allowlist.

For more information and assistance, please review the following Grammarly support articles.

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