http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2007/02/01/active-and-passive-again/ All about the practice of legal research and writing, and how to start and run a successful legal research and writing practice Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:47:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2007/02/01/active-and-passive-again/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Justice (ret.) C. L. Ray Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:03:48 +0000 http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2007/02/01/active-and-passive-again/#comment-872 Getting to the place you mentioned is not easy in Word 2007, but it is available. Click on the Office Button (top left hand corner of Word 2007 screen) ; then click on Word Options at the botton of the dialogue box; next click on Proofing in the in the left hand column in the Word Options box; in the dialogue box headed by Change how Word corrects and formats your text go down to When correcting grammar and spelling; then click on the Grammar and Style in the drop down menu that appears beside the words Writing Styles; then click on the box to the right that is labeled Settings; that will then bring up the dialogue box with a heading of Grammar Settings; go down the list to the heading of Style; under Style, check Passive Sentences; and then "bingo" you been successful. There are lots of other options along the way. Best of luck to those who follow the trail to the desired result. Justice (ret.) C. L. Ray Supreme Court of Texas 328-9238 clray4523@hotmail.com Austin, TX 78746 Getting to the place you mentioned is not easy in Word 2007, but it is available. Click on the Office Button (top left hand corner of Word 2007 screen) ; then click on Word Options at the botton of the dialogue box; next click on Proofing in the in the left hand column in the Word Options box; in the dialogue box headed by Change how Word corrects and formats your text go down to When correcting grammar and spelling; then click on the Grammar and Style in the drop down menu that appears beside the words Writing Styles; then click on the box to the right that is labeled Settings; that will then bring up the dialogue box with a heading of Grammar Settings; go down the list to the heading of Style; under Style, check Passive Sentences; and then “bingo” you been successful.
There are lots of other options along the way. Best of luck to those who follow the trail to the desired result.
Justice (ret.) C. L. Ray
Supreme Court of Texas
328-9238
clray4523@hotmail.com
Austin, TX 78746

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