Students can use Draft Coach for help identifying issues with grammar and missing citations, and to run Turnitin Similarity Checks on their papers prior to turning them in.
⚠️ Draft Coach is accessible to users only through the online version of Word in Office 365 with a University of Missouri log in.
Using Draft Coach
Draft Coach is available to users on all University of Missouri campuses who do not have a health- or hospital- related primary email address. This limitation is intended to prevent Turnitin/Draft Coach from inadvertently ingesting HIPAA-protected information.
If you are unable to access Draft Coach, please contact Academic Technology at AT@umsystem.edu.
How to Access Draft Coach
- Log into Word.
- Open a Word document.
- Select Turnitin. Note that Turnitin may not appear for a few seconds after the document is opened.
- Wait for the Draft Coach link to appear, then select Draft Coach.
- The tool will appear as a side bar to the document.
Users can also access Draft Coach in Word by going to Office 365 and selecting Word from the Apps section.
For more information see: Adding Draft Coach to Microsoft Word Online
Note: Draft Coach is already installed in Office 365 for University of Missouri users.
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