[Joteach]

I'm trying to find out the readability of a passage and the directions are to
go to "edit" and click on "preferences" to start. I don't see "preferences"
under edit on my toolbar. Any ideas on where to look for it?

Thanks

[Jay Freedman]

On Mon, 4 May 2009 18:59:01 -0700, Joteach
wrote:

I'm trying to find out the readability of a passage and the directions are to
go to "edit" and click on "preferences" to start. I don't see "preferences"
under edit on my toolbar. Any ideas on where to look for it?

Thanks

I don't know what instructions you're referring to, but they're wrong (or maybe
mistranslated).

If you have Word 2003 or earlier, first go to Tools Options Spelling &
Grammar, and check the box for "Show readability statistics". Then select the
passage in the text (if it's the entire document, you don't have to select
anything) and press F7 to run the spell checker. When it completes, the
readability dialog will appear.

If you have Word 2007, the option is at Office button Word Options Proofing.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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[Joteach]

Jay, thanks so much - you were a great help!

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Mon, 4 May 2009 18:59:01 -0700, Joteach
wrote:

I'm trying to find out the readability of a passage and the directions are to
go to "edit" and click on "preferences" to start. I don't see "preferences"
under edit on my toolbar. Any ideas on where to look for it?

Thanks

I don't know what instructions you're referring to, but they're wrong (or maybe
mistranslated).

If you have Word 2003 or earlier, first go to Tools Options Spelling &
Grammar, and check the box for "Show readability statistics". Then select the
passage in the text (if it's the entire document, you don't have to select
anything) and press F7 to run the spell checker. When it completes, the
readability dialog will appear.

If you have Word 2007, the option is at Office button Word Options Proofing.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Edit | Preferences might well be correct for MacWord.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 May 2009 18:59:01 -0700, Joteach

wrote:

I'm trying to find out the readability of a passage and the directions are
to
go to "edit" and click on "preferences" to start. I don't see
"preferences"
under edit on my toolbar. Any ideas on where to look for it?

Thanks

I don't know what instructions you're referring to, but they're wrong (or
maybe
mistranslated).

If you have Word 2003 or earlier, first go to Tools Options Spelling &
Grammar, and check the box for "Show readability statistics". Then select
the
passage in the text (if it's the entire document, you don't have to select
anything) and press F7 to run the spell checker. When it completes, the
readability dialog will appear.

If you have Word 2007, the option is at Office button Word Options
Proofing.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.