Helping Students Use
Turnitin.com
Lillie Craton
Lander University
Fall 2012
Getting Started
If you already
have an
account, log in
with your email
address and
password.
If not, click
“Create
Account”
Click on the
“Enroll in a
Class” tab.
Existing Accounts
Existing Accounts
Click on the
“Enroll in a
Class” tab.
Get the class
ID and class
enrollment
password from
your teacher.
Create Account
Select new
“Student”
account
link.
Get the class
ID and class
enrollment
password from
your teacher.
Create Account
Enter the Class ID number and
enrollment password from your
teacher. Fill in your personal info.
Enter your email address and create a
password. This is the information you’ll use
to log on to the system from now on. Be
sure you use your real email address and
write down your password.
Student Log-In Tips
Note that Turnitin.com passwords are
caps sensitive. If you can’t join the class,
check to see if you’re missing capital
letters in the password or mistyping the
class ID.
You only use the class ID
and password once. After
you have joined the class,
you log in with email
addresses and the
password you created.
Click on your
class to view
upcoming
assignments.
Your Homepage
Assignments
Open your class homepage and check for available assignments.
Click on the “Submit” button to upload a completed assignment.
The Due date for
this assignment is
September 14. If
your teacher posted
special instructions,
they’ll be posted
here.
Preparing Your Assignment
Type your assignment ahead of time in
Microsoft Word or another brand of word
processing software. Make note of where
on your computer you saved the file.
You can only submit one file per
assignment. If you need
citations, add them into your
main document.
Preparing Your Assignment
Got Word?
Turnitin only accepts certain file types. If you
use a non-Microsoft brand of software, you
must save your assignment as a .doc, .docx, or
.rtf file.
It’s easy: just open your paper, go to the “Save
As” command in your word processor, and look
for a menu to select different file types.
Submitting Assignments
Click on the “Submit” button to upload a completed assignment.
The paper submission window will open.
Submitting Assignments
Choose “single file upload.”
Enter your name and title.
Click “Browse…”
Submitting Assignments
Choose “single file upload.”
Enter your name and title.
Click “Browse…”
Submitting Assignments
Locate your completed paper.
Click on the title and hit
“Open.”
Submitting Assignments
You should now see
your assignment’s
file name. Click
“Upload.”
Submitting Assignments
Don’t close your browser
window yet! This is only
step 2.
This preview lets you make
sure you selected the right
file. Don’t worry if your
formatting looks weird: Your
original file with all the
formatting will be saved in
the system.
When you’re sure you picked
the right file, click “Submit.”
Submitting Assignments
Now it’s safe to close
your browser. This is
your “Digital Receipt.”
Don’t worry if your
formatting looks weird: Your
original file with all the
formatting will be saved in
the system.
Submitting Assignments
Oh, no! I just saw a mistake, but I already posted my paper!
If the due date hasn’t passed, you may be able to fix the
problem and “Resubmit” your file.
Getting Comments & Grades
Getting Comments & Grades
Once your teacher has posted grades or comments, click “View”
to see them.
Getting Comments & Grades
You can view your
Originality Report or your
teacher’s GradeMark
comments.
You may have in-text
comments from your teacher.
Hold your mouse over the
comments to see the full tip.
You may have an
overall comment from
your teacher here.
Getting Comments & Grades
If your teacher posted
a rubric, click on the
grid icon here to see
your scores.
Your scores in different
skill sets and your overall
average will show up
here.
Understanding the Originality Report
This number is the overall
percent of the essay that
came from other sources.
Since there are both good
and bad ways to use sources,
the number itself doesn’t
mean plagiarism has (or
hasn’t) happened.
This is a list of sources that had
text matching your paper.
Highlighted text (color coded
with the source list) matched
material in other sources.