What do the ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere icons mean?

ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere displays a floating icon on compatible apps from which you can easily access all ProWritingAid Reports, including Realtime Goals and Improvements, and other features.

The color and shape of the icon will depend on if your document has suggestions available or not. Below, you will find what each icon and icon color means:

Icons:

• You can use the new ProWritingAid icon to easily access all our features and reports within any writing app you use.
• The “document” icon opens the Reports menu, where you can select and run our individual reports to get actionable insights on your writing. Or, access your settings quickly and easily by clicking on the "cogwheel" icon.
• The “eye” icon activates the focus mode. When Focus mode is active, the icon turns into a “closed eye” and all underlines will disappear, so you can write undistracted. To bring them back, just click on the “closed eye” icon.

Icon Colors:

• When the floating menu icon is plain gray, this means ProWritingAid is active, but is not analyzing text. This is usually because there is no text available.

  

  If you have multiple apps open at the same time, you will see this gray icon in some apps. ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere will be active (green or pink) in the programme where you are currently working and inactive (gray) in all other apps.

• If the menu icon is green with a green tick, this means Desktop Everywhere has checked your text and could not find any improvements to suggest.

  

• When the menu icon turns pink, Desktop Everywhere has provided suggested improvements for your document. Simply click on the icon to activate the Real-time sidebar.

  

• If you’re not logged in to ProWritingAid, you will see a pink menu icon with a red exclamation mark. Make sure you’re correctly logged in to your account to use ProWritingAid.