This Writefull extension thoroughly checks the language of your texts in Overleaf. You activate Writefull's check when you want and accept the language suggestions you agree with, and Writefull updates your LaTeX source instantly. Writefull corrects your grammar, spelling, vocabulary, punctuation, and style. Writefull automatically proofreads your academic text. To use Writefull, you need to sign up for an account. With an account, you can use Writefull on any device. Writefull is an intuitive and easy to handle application designed to help you with your writing assignments, providing you with the ability to check if certain words or expressions you used are in. Writefull is automated proofreading for science. Writefull automatically proofreads your scientific text. Using Artificial Intelligence, it corrects grammar, punctuation, word use, and more - tailored to research writing. Writefull's suggestions appear to the right of your text. Writefull is a light-weight app that provides feedback on your writing by checking your text against databases of correct language. You can activate Writefull in any tool (like Word, Outlook, TextEdit) by selecting a piece of text and hitting CTRL + Space. You can also enter a search in Writefull 's search bar. The program tells you how often a chunk appears in the selected database.
The Central Library offered all university members the opportunity to try this useful tool out during November 2020. Based on very positive reactions, especially from academics and doctoral students who tested Writefull, the Central Library secured an annual license to use it.
Information about the tool from the AiP distributor:
“…It is a very useful tool, especially for academic writing. It is intended for all researchers and students who write and publish professional texts in English, even though they are not native speakers. Writefull uses artificial intelligence (AI), specifically Deep Learning algorithms and an extensive language database. It checks a text using language models based on millions of already published professional texts. Writefull not only suggests how to improve the text, but specifically shows how words and phrases are used, how often a word or a phrase occurs, and helps compare occurrence of words or find out which words or synonyms usually occur in a particular context.”
The institutional license for Writefull includes the following tools: Writefull for Word, Writefull Revise, and Writefull Cite.
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In order to use it, you need to install the Writefull for Word add-in to MS Word. You will find installation and user guides below. You can download the add-in on this page, or get it directly through Word by selecting the Insert tab » Get Add-Ins » Store.
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Detailed information can be found on the Central Library's website.