Checking for Gender-Specific Grammar

For certain types of writing it is not proper to use gender-specific words. For instance, the needs of your document may require you to use words such as police officer rather than policeman. If you want, you can have the grammar checker in Word 97, Word 2000, or Word 2002 draw your attention to most gender-specific word uses. To enable this checking, follow these steps:

1. Choose Options from the Tools menu. Word displays the Options dialog box.
2. Make sure the Spelling & Grammar tab is selected. (Click here to see a related figure.)
3. Click on the Settings button. Word displays the Grammar Settings dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
4. Scroll through the Grammar and Style Options list until you find the Style - Gender-specific Words option. Make sure it is checked.
5. Click on OK twice to close both dialog box.