Grammar Checker Posts Incorrect Readability Statistics

ID: Q105579

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1

SYMPTOMS

The readability statistics displayed after Word has completed a grammar check may be incorrect, display zeros, or not display at all.

CAUSE

The following are possible reasons for the statistics being incorrect or not displaying:

The text being checked was formatted for all caps using CTRL+A, SHIFT+F3, or by choosing the All Caps effect in the Format Font dialog (Format Character dialog in Word versions 2.x).
The text being checked is a one-line paragraph with no punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.
The text has been formatted for "No proofing" in the Tools Language dialog (Format Language dialog in Word version 2.x).
Readability statistics will be incorrect if Caps Lock was on while the document was typed.

Word 2.x

The entire text being grammar checked is formatted for superscript or subscript (raised/lowered) character formatting. This is not a problem if only part of the text is formatted as superscript or subscript.

KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional query words: winword2 2.0 2.0a 2.0b 2.0c 2.0a-CD 7.0 word95 2.0c-CD 6.0 zeros proofing all caps superscript punctuation word7 word6 winword nothing empty

Keywords          : kbproof 
Version           : 2.x 2.0c 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998