Using the Scrible Writer add-on in Google Docs


with the Basic Plan


After installing Scrible Writer, open Google Docs with the Google account associated with Scrible.


Open a document and select

  • Add-ons

  • Scrible Writer

  • Start



Scrible Writer opens a sidebar to the right of the document

You will typically work with sources from My Library.

If others have shared a Scrible library with you, select the Scrible library for this project from the list in the drop-down, shown here.



Search

Click in the search bar to see a list of the source types and a list of tags.

Type in the search bar to search for a specific word or phrase.



Adding annotations


  • In the Google Doc, use your cursor to click the location where you want the quote or comment added to the document.


  • When hovering over a source in the sidebar, choose the browse annotations arrow (the > button) on the right or search with the search bar


  • Select the + button to insert the quote or comment.



When hovering over annotations in the sidebar, a checkmark appears to the right of each quote or comment that has been added to the document.


7/5/22