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Draft Coach by Turnitin

Start Here

  • Open Microsoft 365 Word (online version)
  • Click the Turnitin tab on the menu bar
  • Click the Draft Coach tab
  • Click Get Feedback Now (in the bottom right-hand corner)

Turnitin and Draft Coach tab

 

  • Check the box next to "I agree to the terms and conditions" to proceed

Agree to the terms and conditions

 

  • You can now begin using Draft Coach

Draft Coach Main Screen

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  • Click Go to Similarity

Go to Similarity

  • Click Run Similarity Check

  • Click Confirm

  • Wait for the check to complete running.  Do not make any changes to the text while running the check

Running Check

  • Click View Full Report

View Full Report

  • Click Sources Overview.  Sources Overview is a list of the top sources in the document

Sources Overview

  • All Sources is a list of all the sources that have matched against your document

All Sources
 
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  • Click Go to Citations

Click Go to Citations

  • Click Run Citations Check

Click Run Citations Check

  • The Report

The Report with Citations and Reference Counts

  • Underneath Issues - Click the citation or reference issue to expand

Click the Citation or Reference Issue to expand

  • Click Show Guidance to expand

Click Show Guidance to expand

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  • Click Go to Grammar

Go to Grammar

  • Click Run Grammar Check

Run Grammar Check

  • Your Grammar Guide

Your Grammar Guide

  • Click Show Details to expand

Show Details

  • Issue Summary

Show Details Issue Summary

  • Underneath Issues - Click Grammar, Usage, Structure, or Mechanics to expand

Click Grammar Usage Structure or Mechanics to expand

 

The following will be outlined for each error in the Issues section:

An explanation for the error

The number of errors will be listed in each category, for example, 3 Run-On Sentence (Grammar)

Each of the errors is identified

Examples will be provided for a run-on sentence and suggestions will be provided on how to fix the run-on sentence
 
For faculty and staff technical support please contact The Office of Academic Technology by submitting a ticket to 5000@coastal.edu
For student support please contact Student Computing Services
https://www.coastal.edu/its/help/