Global Autocorrect – Activate product license

Global Autocorrect – Activate product license

Problem

A user needs to activate Global Autocorrect with accompanying standalone license or as bundled product with Texthelp Read&Write or ClaroRead product.

Details

  1. DSA customers who purchased Read & Write or ClaroRead products on or after February 1st 2024 automatically have a license for Global Audo Correct (now known as Autocorrect). Use method 1 or 2 as aproprirate to the suite purchased.
  2. DSA customers who purchassed Global autocorrect product prior to 1st February 2024 will need to use their product serial to activate their software. 

Resolution

  1. Global Audocorrect (now just called Autocorrect) is provided free as part of the TextHelp Read & Write and Claro suite DSA licenses for product sold on or after 01/02/2025.  No separate license key is required. 
  2. For Global Autocorrect licenses separately purchased or prior to 01/02/2025 please use the license key supplied and use method 3 below to activate the licernse.

Method 1 – Activate via Read & Write DSA license

Use this method if you are a DSA student:
  1. Open Read and Write from the desktop icon.
  2. Sign into an account with a private email address (not school or university).
  3. After signing in go into Read&Write Ssettings > Show more settings > About Read&Write then enter your Product Code in the space provided and click Activate button.
  4. If no errors are seen and Global Autocorrect is also installed that license should be activated.


Notes
Note
Non DSA customers who are on Read&Write group licenses may need to use their organisation's email address to activate their software.

Method 2 – Activate using ClaroRead DSA license

Customers who purchased a qualifying ClaroRead DSA license may also use the license to activate Global Autocorrect as well.
  1. With a browser go to:  www.clarosoftware.com/login and sign in with a personal email account.
  2. After signing in click on My License Keys, then enter your ClaroRead serial number.
  3. Then click Windows or Apple Mac links in your account page to access the installer as appropriate to your computer operating system.
  4. After downloading the installer, run it and follow the on screen instructions.
  5. Click to agree with license terms and then click Next.
  6. On the next screen you will be prompted for the license serial number, please enter it and click Next button.
  7. When prompted for type of installation click Complete button.
  8. On the next screen click Install button to proceed.


Method 3 - Activate Standalone license

This option should be used where you have a standalone license and don't hold one of the qualifying Read&Write or ClaroRead licenses.
  1. Open Global autocorrect by double clicking its desktop icon.
  2. When a pop-up appears respond by clicking the Validate button.
  3. If a user account control pop-up appears click Yes button to proceed.
  4. At the edit prompt for serial number enter the license serial number and click the Enter button.



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