Microsoft KB Archive/110238

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 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.1

SYMPTOM
In Word 5.1, after using the Grammar command to check a document for grammatical errors, Word does not display Gunning Fog Index information. This is a change in behavior from Word 5.0, which did display the Gunning Fog Index.

CAUSE
Word 5.1 does not display the information due to legal issues.

MORE INFORMATION
The Gunning Fog Index combines sentence length and the number of multi- syllable words per sentence to give a readability rating. Higher scores indicate more difficult text. The index uses the following algorithm:

Total= (Average number of words per sentence) + (Number of words of         three syllables or more)

Fog Index= Total x (0.4) For more information on Gunning Fog Index, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: grammar and gunning
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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997

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