--- title: Download WordRake for Word on Windows │ Thanks for Your Purchase description: Install and Activate WordRake for Word. Here's how to install WordRake, activate your new license, and start editing with WordRake. Thanks for purchasing WordRake. image: https://www.wordrake.com/hubfs/Thumbnail%20Images%20for%20Download%20and%20Tour%20Pages/Download%20and%20Install%20WordRake%20for%20Word%20on%20Windows.png --- #### WordRake is joining BriefCatch. Discover how BriefCatch Next builds on WordRake’s trusted editing technology — and what this means for WordRake customers. 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Here's how to install/update WordRake, activate your new license, and start editing with WordRake. ## Step 1: Install WordRake a. To get started, **close all documents** and **quit** Microsoft Word. b. Click the blue button (below) to download WordRake for Word. [![Download WordRake for Word](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3365575/7da10b61-905d-411d-9442-24261733c0de.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3365575/7da10b61-905d-411d-9442-24261733c0de)   c. Once installation is complete, open a Microsoft Word document and click on the **WordRake** tab above the ribbon. ![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Word 365_WR Tab](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Win%20Word)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_WR%20Tab.png?width=700&height=112&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_WR%20Tab.png)   ## Step 2: Activate Your New License (**Important:** You must complete this step for your new license to take effect.) a. Click on the **License** button on the WordRake ribbon and paste the license key (circled in red below) into the space provided. ![WR v5 - Enter License Key WinWord](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20GIFs/WR%20v5%20-%20Enter%20License%20Key%20WinWord.gif?width=700&height=394&name=WR%20v5%20-%20Enter%20License%20Key%20WinWord.gif) b. Earlier, you received an email from us. It includes your license key, and you’ll need it to activate your license. The email should look like this:   ![WR v5 WinWord FastSpring Delivery](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20With%20Callouts/WR%20v5%20WinWord%20FastSpring%20Delivery.png?width=700&height=179&name=WR%20v5%20WinWord%20FastSpring%20Delivery.png)   c. Refer back to your email for the license key and **copy and paste** the license key into the space provided. It should look like this:   ![WR v5 Word License Key for Instructions Pages](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20With%20Callouts/WR%20v5%20Word%20License%20Key%20for%20Instructions%20Pages.png?width=700&height=261&name=WR%20v5%20Word%20License%20Key%20for%20Instructions%20Pages.png)     ## Step 3: Editing with WordRake a. When you’re ready for feedback, select **Brevity** and/or **Simplicity** to determine which types of suggestions to receive. ![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Word 365_Brevity](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Win%20Word)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Brevity.png?width=700&height=113&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Brevity.png) b. Next, click the **Rake** button and watch WordRake analyze your document and suggest improvements. ![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Word 365_Rake Button](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Win%20Word)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Rake%20Button.png?width=700&height=122&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Rake%20Button.png) c. In under one minute, WordRake can make hundreds of editing suggestions that appear in the familiar track changes form.  Your suggestions will look like this: ![WR v5 Sample Edits for Instructions Pages](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20With%20Callouts/WR%20v5%20Sample%20Edits%20for%20Instructions%20Pages.png?width=700&height=401&name=WR%20v5%20Sample%20Edits%20for%20Instructions%20Pages.png) d. Use the WordRake **Accept** and **Reject** buttons to keep the edits you like. ![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Word 365_Accept Reject Next](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Win%20Word)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Accept%20Reject%20Next.png?width=700&height=122&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Accept%20Reject%20Next.png) It’s that easy. Have questions? 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