In this article:
1. Access & permissions
2. Installing the Amplifi for MS Word plugin
3. Scoring a document within MS Word
4. Using Amplifi suggestions within MS Word
Amplifi for MS Word Plugin
We want to make it as easy for possible for you to use Amplifi. To do that, we are building integrations with all of the main tools used for creating and editing communications.
Intelligibility scoring, suggestions, and all of the Amplifi features you rely on are available to use directly within Microsoft Word.
The benefits:
⚡️ Simplified Workflow
Use Amplifi directly inside Microsoft Word, no switching between apps or copying text back and forth.
📊 Intelligibility scores in real time
Generate your Amplifi intelligibility score instantly as you write, without ever leaving your document.
💡 Intelligibility suggestions within MS Word
Access Amplifi's intelligent suggestions and act on them immediately, all within your Word document.
🎨 Formatting & Styling Preserved
Run Amplifi on your documents without touching a single font, style, or layout element. Everything stays exactly as you intended.
1. Access and permissions
Access by role
Admins | Full access |
Team members | Full access |
Access by seat
Full seat | Full access |
Editor seat | Full access |
Reporting seat | Full access |
Review seat | View scoring, View suggestions. |
2. Installing the Amplifi for Figma plugin
⛔️ To use the Amplifi for MS Word plugin you need to have a paid license for Microsoft Word.
Installing the Amplifi plugin is simple, all of the steps outlined below are the same in both the desktop and online version of Microsoft Word.
1. Open Your Word Document
Open the Microsoft Word file where you would like to run the Amplifi plugin.
2. Navigate to Add-ins
In the Word toolbar, click on Add-ins. In the search bar, type "Amplifi" and press Enter. Click the 'Add' button next to the Amplifi plugin to install it into Microsoft Word.
3. Sign In to Your Amplifi Account
The plugin will open in a panel on the right-hand side of your document.
💡 Already logged in to Amplifi? The plugin will authenticate your account automatically.
⛔️ Not logged in? Click 'Sign In' and you will be redirected to the Amplifi web app, log in with your usual username and password.
3. Scoring a document within MS Word
Once signed in, the plugin automatically scores all text in your document. Navigate to the reporting tab to view your full range of metrics , including intelligibility score, complex words, passive voice count, Flesch Kincaid, and more.
🎉 Amplifi scoring metrics available within the Figma plugin are;
Intelligibility score
Complex words
Challenging words
Complex concepts
Scoring for personas
Flesch Kincaid
Syllables per word
Average sentence length
Average paragraph length
Passive voice count
Adverb count
Common complex words
Common complex concepts
4. Using suggestions within MS Word
There are two types of suggestions within Amplifi
Content Governance Suggestions
The content governance suggestions are designed to guide you towards the most efficient way to get your document 'compliant' with your internal writing guide.
The governance suggestions shown in the plugin are driven by the targets and terms which have been set within the content governance settings. The plugin will always default to the content governance suggestions as a start point.
Intelligibility Suggestions
The intelligibility suggestions are designed to give you as much information as possible about what is causing the complexity in your document. The suggestions are driven by the Amplifi intelligibility score, so they highlight everything which is having a negative impact on intelligibility.
To improve your document level intelligibility score, try and resolve as many of the suggestions as possible.
To view Content Governance suggestions - click the tab below shown in purple
To view Intelligibility suggestions - click the tab below shown in pink
