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Checking Spelling


Spell Checking Selected Text

To check the spelling for a single word or a group of words, follow these steps.

  1. Select the text that you want to spell check.
  2. Press the manual spell check button ( ).
  3. The spell checker reviews the words in the selected text and stops at any word not in the dictionary. For documentation of options when a misspelled word is found, see The Spelling Dialog Box.
  4. When the spell checker finishes reviewing the words in the selected text, it displays the following message

Finished checking selection. Do you want to check the rest of the document?

Click Yes to spell check the rest of the document (including text above the selected text).

Click No to stop the spell checker.


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