Accessing Readability Statistics in Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word has a built-in function that provides Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level scores. The following instructions apply to Word for Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013. However, the steps are similar for Word 2010 and 2007. Open a Word document 2. Click Word Preferences 3. Click Spelling & Grammar 4. Tick the box labelled 'Check grammar with spelling' 5. Tick the box labelled 'Show readability statistics' 6. Close the window 7. Run a spellcheck (e.g. Via Tools Spelling and Grammar) The Readability Statistics panel appears at the end of the spellcheck.

Microsoft Word Readability Checker
Readability Test Microsoft Word Mac Os

Our Automatic Readability Checker takes a sample of your writing and calculates the number of sentences, words, syllables, and characters in your sample. Our program takes the output of these numbers and plugs them into seven popular readability formulas. These readability formulas (see below) will let you know the reading level and grade level of your text and help you determine if your audience can read your writing.
(Note: We also have separate readability tools to calculate grade levels using the Fry Graph, Raygor Estimate Graph, Spache Formula, and New Dale-Chall Formula, located here: Free Readability Calculators and Text Tools).
Directions: Paste in a sample of text and click 'CHECK TEXT READABILITY.' A sufficient sample size consists of 4-5 full sentences; approximately 200 - 600 words total. For larger texts, such as books, manuals, or dissertations, pull 1-2 sample sizes from each chapter. (Note: We limit the sample size to 3000 words. Sample sizes over 3K words are truncated.)

Test the readability of a web page:

Example web addresses:

» http://www.example.com/ for a complete web page

Microsoft Word Readability Checker

» http://www.example.com/#mainContent for part of a web page, based on a content area within a container <div></div>

Note: Testing only the main content part of the page removes any skew in the results due to navigational elements

Add a link on your web pages. You'll only be a click away from your readability scores.

To test the readability of a whole of a page

Link to us at:

<a href='/tools/read-able/referer.php'> Test Readability </a>

To test the readability of a single area of the page

e.g.
<div></div>

Link to us at:

<a href='/tools/read-able/referer.php?id=mainContent'> Test Readability </a>

Readability Test Microsoft Word Mac Os

This will eliminate testing for navigational elements.

Readable is a free readability testing tool supported by WebFX. If you have any feature suggestions or issues with the tool, please submit them for our team to review. Since this is a free tool, we do not currently offer paid support or guarantee uptime on the readability tester.