Microsoft Word includes the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Calculator that analyzes the reading grade level, reading ease and % of passive sentences you use in your copy.

You can activate the Flesch-Kincaid tool when you spell check your document.

Click on Tools; then click on "Spell and Grammar."  At the bottom of the box you'll see "Options;" click the Options icon. In the bottom of the popup box, you'll see "Show Readability Statistics."

Click that box and you're set to go.

Every time you run the Spellcheck function, Word will test the readability of your document and display the results when you finish  spellchecking your document.

Review the other posts in this category for more information about the Flesch-Kincaid system and to help you make your copy easier to read.

Eric Gelb

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