Long-time Word users will know about the frustrations of the grammar checker which can only be set for a single writing style for all documents! That made things simple and cheaper for Microsoft development but has always been unrealistic for most users. In particular the differences Editor makes between ‘Formal’ and ‘Professional’. Mind you, we can’t find any documentation about what each style means or how it affects Editor’s suggestions. Writing Style selector in Microsoft Word in a browser.įinally! After more than twenty years, Word lets you select a style of writing, easily, on a per document basis.
