Occasionally you need or want to view the grade reading level of what you write. Here’s how you can do just that in Microsoft Word  (Via Yahoo! Answers).

In Word 2003 or earlier, click on Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar tab | check the “Show readability statistics” box | OK. Then press F7 to rerun spelling/grammar check, and when it finishes, a statistics dialog box will appear that shows the reading level.

In Word 2007, click on Office Button | Word Options | Proofing | check the “Show readability statistics” box | OK. Then press F7 to rerun spelling/grammar check, and when it finishes, a statistics dialog box will appear that shows the reading level.