. On the Review tab, click Spelling & Grammar. If Word finds a potential error, the Spelling & Grammar dialog box will open, spelling errors will be shown as red text, and grammatical errors will be shown as green text. To fix an error, do one of the following:.
Type the correction in the box and then click Change. Under Suggestions, click the word you want to use, and then click Change.
To skip the error, do one of the following:. Click Ignore to skip only that instance of the error.
Click Ignore All to skip all instances of the error. For a grammatical error, click Next Sentence to skip that instance of the error and move to the next error. To skip a misspelled word in all documents, click Add to add it to the dictionary. This only works for misspelled words. You can’t add custom grammar to the dictionary.
After you correct, ignore, or skip an error, Word moves to the next one. When Word finishes reviewing the document, you’ll see a message that the spelling and grammar check is complete. Click OK to return to your document.
Note: When you reset the list of Ignored Words and Grammar, the list is cleared only for the currently open document. Any spelling or grammar issues you told Word to ignore in other documents won't be affected. Open the document that needs to be checked.
On the Tools menu, point to Spelling and Grammar, and then click Reset Ignored Words and Grammar. Word displays a warning about the operation resetting the spelling checker and the grammar checker.
Click Yes to proceed. Click the Review tab, and then click Spelling & Grammar to check spelling and grammar. By default, Outlook checks for spelling errors as you type.
Outlook uses a dashed red underline to indicate possible spelling errors and a dashed green line to indicate possible grammatical errors. When you see a word with a dashed underline, Control click the word or phrase and choose one of the options. On the shortcut menu, do one of the following:. Click one of the guesses at the top of the shortcut menu. Click Ignore Spelling to ignore one instance of the word. Click Learn Spelling to add the word to the spelling dictionary. You can correct all the spelling and grammar issues at the same time after you finish composing a message or other items.
On the Edit menu, point to Spelling and Grammar, and then click Show Spelling and Grammar. Do any of the following:. Select the Check grammar check box to turn on grammar checking. In the list of suggestions, click the word that you want to use, or enter a new spelling in the box at the top, and then click Change.
Click Ignore to ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word. Click Learn to add the word to the spelling dictionary. On the Review tab, click Spelling. If PowerPoint finds a potential error, the Spelling pane opens and spelling errors are shown.
To fix an error, do one of the following:. Correct the error on your slide. Click one of the suggested words in the Spelling pane, and then click Change. To skip the error, do one of the following:. Click Ignore to skip only that instance of the error.
Click Ignore All to skip all instances of the error. click Add to skip a misspelled word in all documents and add it to the dictionary. After you correct, ignore, or skip an error, PowerPoint moves to the next one.
When PowerPoint finishes reviewing the presentation, you’ll see a message that the spelling check is complete. Click OK to return to your presentation. Excel You can check spelling in Excel, but you can't check grammar. Note: The Spelling dialog box will not open if no spelling errors are detected, or if the word you are trying to add already exists in the dictionary.
Do any of the following. To Do this Change the word Under Suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change. Change every occurrence of this word in this document Under Suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change All. Ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word Click Ignore Once. Ignore every occurrence of this word in this document and move on to the next misspelled word Click Ignore All. By default, Outlook checks for spelling errors as you type.
Outlook uses a dashed, red underline to indicate possible spelling errors. When you see a word with a dashed, red underline, hold down CONTROL, and then click the word. On the shortcut menu, do one of the following. To Do this Choose from a list of suggested corrections Click one of the guesses at the top of the shortcut menu. Remove the dashed, red underline for one instance of a word Click Ignore Spelling.
To add a word to the spelling dictionary Click Learn Spelling. You can correct all the spelling and grammar issues at the same time after you finish composing a message or other items. On the Edit menu, point to Spelling and Grammar, and then click Show Spelling and Grammar.
Do any of the following. To Do this Turn on grammar checking Select the Check grammar check box. Correct a misspelled word In the list of suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change. Ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word Click Ignore.
Add a word to the spelling dictionary Click Learn. Note: The Spelling dialog box will not open if no spelling errors are detected, or if the word you are trying to add already exists in the dictionary. Do any of the following. To Do this Change the word Under Suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change. Change every occurrence of this word in this document Under Suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change All. Ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word Click Ignore. Ignore every occurrence of this word in this document and move on to the next misspelled word Click Ignore All.
Note: The Spelling dialog box will not open if no spelling errors are detected, or if the word you are trying to add already exists in the dictionary. Do any of the following.
To Do this Change the word Under Suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change. Change every occurrence of this word in this document Under Suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change All. Ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word Click Ignore. Ignore every occurrence of this word in this document and move on to the next misspelled word Click Ignore All.