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Description of the proofing tools update for the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: November 18, 2004

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Summary

Microsoft has released the proofing tools update for the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package for Microsoft Office XP. This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
  • The issues that the hotfix package fixes
  • The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
  • Whether you must restart your computer after you install the hotfix package
  • Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
  • Whether you must make any registry changes to use one or more of the hotfixes in the package
  • The files that the hotfix package contains

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Introduction

This article describes the Office XP issue that is fixed in the proofing tools update for the Office XP post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package that is dated November 18, 2004.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you determine the readability statistics of your document, the Flesch Reading Ease value may be different from a manually calculated value.

    To determine the readability statistics of your document, follow these steps:
    1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
    2. On the Spelling & Grammar tab, click to select the Show readability statistics check box, and then click OK.
    3. On the Tools menu, click Spelling and Grammar.
    To manually calculate the Flesch Reading Ease value of your document, follow these steps:
    1. Count the number of words in the document.
    2. Count the number of syllables in the document.
    3. Count the number of sentences in the document.
    4. Calculate the average sentence length (ASL) value. To do this, divide the number of words in the document by the number of sentences in the document.
    5. Calculate the average number of syllables per word (ASW) value. To do this, divide the number of syllables in the document by the number of words in the document.
    6. Use the following formula to calculate the Flesch Reading Ease value of your document:
      Flesch Reading Ease = 206.835 - (1.015 X ASL) � (84.6 X ASW)
    For more information about the Flesch Reading Ease formula, visit the following University of Memphis Web site:
    http://cohmetrix.memphis.edu/cohmetrixpr/metgit.html

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More information

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

  • The optimized version of this hotfix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) hotfix. To install the hotfix, you must have Office XP SP3 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP3, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    832671� Description of Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
  • The optimized version of this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows Installer version 2.0 or a later version. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    330537� Office XP updates and patches released after September 2002 may require Windows Installer 2.0
  • The full-file version of this hotfix is also the administrative version of this hotfix. You can install this version of the hotfix on a computer that is running Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). However, we have tested this hotfix on a computer that is running Office XP SP3 more extensively than we have on a computer that is running Office XP SP2. If you install this hotfix on a computer that is running Office XP SP2, some file conflicts might occur. We support this configuration, but we do not recommend this configuration.

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to use the hotfix that this package contains.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issue that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date          Time    Size        File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   18-Nov-2004   11:28   8,030,720   Msgr3enff.msp (full-file/administrative)
   17-Nov-2004   15:40   3,188,224   Msgr3enop.msp (optimized)
After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
   Date          Time    Version      Size        File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   04-Oct-2004   18:27   3.1.0.7004   3,166,208   Msgr3en.dll
   04-Oct-2004   14:26                3,788,603   Msgr3en.lex
Note For additional information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

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References

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684� Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Keywords: kbautohotfix, kbqfe, kbhotfixserver, kbproof, kbbug, kbfix, kbhotfixrollup, kbofficexppostsp3fix, KB888510

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Article Info
Article ID : 888510
Revision : 7
Created on : 8/26/2006
Published on : 8/26/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 370