Sapling for Microsoft Word
Sapling is a spelling and grammar checker that integrates with Microsoft Office and Word.
Sapling supports the following versions of Word on MacOS and Windows:
- Word 2016 (Microsoft Office 2016)
- Word 2019 (Microsoft Office 2019)
- Word 365 (Microsoft Office 365)
- Word/Office Live
Sapling also works on https://www.office.com through browser extensions.
Check out our Outlook page as well.
Get Sapling for Word
Install Instructions
Individual
Click Get Add-Ins
Within Word, Click Get Add-ins. Try looking under the Insert menu if you don't see it.
Search Sapling
Search for Sapling, then click Add and follow the instructions.
Launch Sapling
Under the Home menu, towards the right, you should see Launch Sapling. Click to start the Sapling side pane and log in.
Organizations
If the above instructions don't work, or you're directed to the Microsoft Admin Center, try following the instructions on this page—in particular the section on "Integrated apps".
After Installation
Click the Launch Sapling icon, sign in, and click Start Sapling.
Sapling will display edits in the right sidepane. Clicking on a particular edit will highlight that edit to the left in the Word document. Click the ✓ button to accept edits and the × button to ignore edits.