Where can I use Critique Report?

Critique Report is available in the most commonly used writing apps through ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere and in many websites when using our Chrome extension, as well as in our Web Editor and our Word Add-in for Windows.

The report generated works a lot like our Summary Report, which means you can click through all the headings on the left to see specific feedback about your document. For example, if you want to spend some time working on your character development, you can click on the Characters heading to see what the Critique report says about how you’ve written your characters.

Critique Reports are very resource-intensive and, at present, they only run on the first 4000 words of a document. If you want to run the report on up to 4000 words of a longer document, you can highlight the text you want to analyse using your cursor, and then click on Critique to see your results for that section of text.

Using Critique Report in your favourite writing app with Desktop Everywhere

If you have Desktop Everywhere installed and setup correctly, you will see the ProWritingAid icon pinned to a border of the app, like the example below. Please note that the color of the icon may change depending on if your document has suggestions available or not. If you’re having issues opening Desktop Everywhere, this article may be helpful.
Click on the ProWritingAid icon. You will see a menu like the one in the example below. Click on the ‘Writing Reports’ button.
You’ll see a list of Writing Reports available. Choose the Critique Report from the list.
Click on the Critique button to run the report on your document. It will run on the first 4000 words of your document and bring up a window showing you all the results of the analysis. Remember to write at least 500 words to ensure you get a meaningful amount of feedback on your writing.
If you want to save your Critique Report, follow the instructions you’ll find here and save it as a PDF. You won’t be able to get back to your report after you close this window.

Using Critique Report in websites compatible with our Chrome extension

If you have our Chrome extension installed and setup correctly, you will see the ProWritingAid icon pinned to a border of the app, like the example below. Please note that the color of the icon may change depending on if your document has suggestions available or not.
Click on the ProWritingAid icon. You will see a menu like the one in the example below. Click on the ‘Writing Reports’ button.
You’ll see a list of Writing Reports available. Choose the Critique Report from the list.
Click on the Critique button to run the report on your document. It will run on the first 4000 words of your document and bring up a window showing you all the results of the analysis. Remember to write at least 500 words to ensure you get a meaningful amount of feedback on your writing.
If you want to save your Critique Report, follow the instructions you’ll find here and save it as a PDF. You won’t be able to get back to your report after you close this window.

Using Critique Report in our Web Editor

To access the Web Editor, login to your account on our website and click on “Use App” from our homepage.
Once you’ve opened the Web Editor, you can open a new document to write in or to copy your writing into, or upload a document directly from your computer. We recommend writing at least 500 words to ensure you get a meaningful amount of feedback on your writing.
Locate the Critique Report button. You’ll find it in the Web Editor along the reports toolbar that appears at the top of your document.
Click on the Critique button to run the report on your document. It will run on the first 4000 words of your document and bring up a window showing you all the results of the analysis. Remember to write at least 500 words to ensure you get a meaningful amount of feedback on your writing.
If you want to save your Critique Report, follow the instructions you’ll find here and save it as a PDF. You won’t be able to get back to your report after you close this window.

Using Critique Report in our Microsoft Word Add-in

If you have our Word Add-In for Windows installed and setup correctly, you will see the ProWritingAid icon in the ribbon, like the example below.
Click on the ‘Run Report’ button. You’ll see a list of Writing Reports available. Choose the Critique Report from the list.
Click on the Critique button to run the report on your document. It will run on the first 4000 words of your document and bring up a window showing you all the results of the analysis. Remember to write at least 500 words to ensure you get a meaningful amount of feedback on your writing.
If you want to save your Critique Report, follow the instructions you’ll find here and save it as a PDF. You won’t be able to get back to your report after you close this window.

If you have any questions about the Critique Report that we haven’t already answered, please get in touch with us at hello@prowritingaid.com, and we’ll be happy to help you!

Currently, you’ll need to be using the ProWritingAid Online Editor or the Word Add-in for Windows to be able to access the Critique report. However, we are working on bringing the Critique Report to other ProWritingAid integrations in the future.

How do I access the Online Editor to use the Critique Report in ProWritingAid?

To access the Online Editor, login to your account on our website and click on “Use App” from our homepage.

Once you’ve opened the Online Editor, you can open a new document to write in or to copy your writing into, or upload a document directly from your computer. We recommend writing at least 500 words to ensure you get a meaningful amount of feedback on your writing.

When you’re ready to receive a critique on your document, you can follow the steps below to start using the Critique report.

How do I get the Critique Report to work in the Online Editor?

Critique Report appears in the Web Editor along the reports toolbar that appears at the top of your document.

Simply click on the Critique button to run the report on your document. It will run on the first 4000 words of your document and bring up a window showing you all the results of the analysis. Remember to write at least 500 words to ensure you get a meaningful amount of feedback on your writing.

If you want to run the report on up to 4000 words of a longer document, you can highlight the text you want to analyse using your cursor, and then click on Critique to see your results for that section of text.

The report you see works a lot like our Summary report, which means you can click through all the headings on the left to see specific feedback about your document.

For example, if you want to spend some time working on your character development, you can click on the Characters heading to see what the Critique report says about how you’ve written your characters.

Do I have to upload my documents to use the Critique Report?

No, you can type your document directly into the Online Editor, or you can copy and paste into a blank document. We recommend making sure you have at least 500 words in your document to really make the most of the Critique Report feedback.