Writer's Workbench is available via its 30+ year legacy version. It provides a Microsoft Word plug-in that guides users how to fix writing errors focusing on one topic at a time. This version runs on Windows systems without the need for the Internet or a network.

After adding Writer's Workbench to Microsoft® Word, you will have access to composition and analysis ribbons that provide numerous tools to help you analyze your text.

After opening an existing document or typing it into Word, users can click on the "Analysis Programs" button and the "Analysis Programs" menu below will appear. By selecting one of the 26 analyses, a new document will appear to the right providing focused feedback on the composition.

Notice that the analysis appears to the right of the screen and the composition on the left. Users can go between the Analysis and the Composition, make changes in the composition, and re-run the analysis. The Style Analysis provides statistics on the writing.

View the WWB Quick Guide for brief descriptions of each WWB Analysis or view the WWB Desktop Manual for more detailed information.

Click here to visit our former website which provides more information about the "plug-in to Word" version of Writer's Workbench.