Spell checker

  1. Click the spell checker icon from the word processing toolbar. The Spelling pop-up window is displayed.

 

 

 

  1. The Not in dictionary field displays any potentially misspelled words, one at a time. Suggested alternatives are displayed in the Suggestions list, with the first suggested word entered by default in the Change to field.

 

  1. To keep the word as is, click Ignore. Click Ignore all to ignore all instances of the current word in the document. The spell checker will resume scanning for any other misspellings.

 

  1. If the word is misspelled, select the correct word from the Suggestions list, or type the correct word in the Change to field, and click Change. Click Change all to correct all instances of the misspelled word in the document. The spell checker will resume scanning for any other misspellings.

 

  1. If the Suggestions list does not find the correct spelling, try typing it a different way in the Not in dictionary field, and click Suggest to get a new list of suggestions.

 

  1. If the word is correct, and you want the spell checker to recognize it in the future, click Add. The spell checker will add the word to your dictionary and will no longer report it as misspelled.