Turnitin.com Instructions

Directions for Submitting Your First Essay to Turnitin.com

1. Go to www.turnitin.com .

2. Click "New Users" (in the top right corner).

3. Select "student."

4. Fill in the class ID and password. (Class ID: ______________and enrollment password: ______________.)

5. Then type in the rest of information requested (your name, email address and personal password).

6. Select a secret question and type in the question answer. (This will be needed if you ever forget your password.)

7. Then you need to read the user agreement, and click on "I agree --create profile" button at the bottom of the page.

8. Now you can login to Turnitin.com and submit your essay.

9. In the upper right corner, login with the e-mail address and password that you entered in Step 5 above. Click the "Log In" button.

10. In the next window, in the upper left corner, there should be a message that says "Welcome, [Your Name].

11. Click on the name of your class.

12. Click on the little submit icon.

13. Follow directions: Type a paper title. You can submit your paper in one of two ways:

• File upload. Select "file upload" in the box at the top of the dialog box then browse to find your paper. Click "submit" button. (This is the preferred method, AND the preferred file format is Word doc.)

• Cut and paste. Select "cut & paste" in the box at the top of the dialog box. Copy and paste your paper into the text box. Click "submit" button. (This method is useful if your essay is not in one of the formats accepted by Turnitin.com. You can just copy and paste the text--without regard for file format.)

14. In the Preview window (submit paper: Step 2 of 2), you need to click on the "Submit Paper" button.

15. THEN, you should see a message that says, "You have successfully submitted this paper. Below is a copy of your Turnitin Digital Receipt." Write down the "paper ID" number or print out this page! This is your hard copy evidence that you actually submitted your paper to Turnitin.com. If you don't get the "You have successfully submitted this paper" message, your paper has not been received by Turnitin.com.

16. Log out (top of screen).

Directions for Submitting All Subsequent Essays to Turnitin.com

1. Go to www.turnitin.com .
2. Sign in with the e-mail address and password you used in Step 5 above.
3. Follow the directions above from Step 9 onwards.
4. You may re-submit a paper. You might want to do this if you think of something you want to change on your essay before the submission deadline. Your new submission will overwrite your previous submission.

Lost Password

1. If you don’t remember your password, click “forgot your password” (upper right corner). Input the email address that they have for you on file. Click “Next.
2. Skip the “secret question” stuff, and instead click the “click here” blue link below the empty boxes. An email reset will be sent to your email address.
3. BE SURE to check your “junk mail” folder for the email from turnitin.com if it doesn’t arrive in your main mail folder. This email is time sensitive, but the process can be repeated if necessary.

What to Do if You Are Experiencing Difficulties Submitting a Paper

If you ever experience difficulties submitting a paper to Turnitin.com, and you are getting close to missing a paper deadline, be SURE to e-mail (or otherwise contact) your teacher. Explain the steps you have attempted, explain the difficulties, AND--if possible--attach (or copy and paste) the completed paper to the e-mail message. By doing these things BEFORE the deadline, you will be demonstrating that you are being responsible about meeting your obligations. (This is always a good thing to demonstrate to a teacher!)

(updated 10/9/08)