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1. In order for your students to successfully share a document with you, you must activate your account as a faculty or tutor. To activate your account, do one of the following options:
   1. Log into your IntelliWriter account via your LMS (Canvas, Blackboard, D2L, etc.) 
   2. Follow the Self-Registration Process 

Why Can't I Comment on or Edit

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a Shared Document?

The document's author decides on the permission level which you will have as they share it with you*. There are three permission levels the author might have selected:

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