How Do I Turn off Passive Voice

Click the Spelling & Grammar tab. Then, under Grammar, click Settings, and clear the Passive sentences check box. In Word 2007, click Settings on the Proofing tab, and then clear the Passive sentences check box. Click OK two times.

How do I get rid of passive voice?

Passive voice is easy to fix. All you have to do is rewrite your sentence so that the subject of your sentence comes before the verb. You’ll find your sentences tighten up as you do so, which automatically improves your writing, too.

How do you fix passive voice in Word?

  1. Select Options on the left-hand side of the Backstage view.
  2. Select Proofing in the Word Options window.
  3. Select Show readability statistics in the When correcting spelling and grammar in Word section. …
  4. Select Passive sentences in the Grammar Settings window.
Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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