Everyone makes mistakes.In this case, we are talking about spelling errors. When writing, and especially when typing in text editors, the user can make a mistake by typing one or another word. This happens for various reasons, such as ignorance of the rules of the Russian language or a simple typo due to speed dialing. But at the time of technological progress, text editors are able to automatically detect all errors and suggest ways to solve them.
This article will discuss how to include a spell checker in the Word, how to use it, and many other things that relate to the correction of typos in the typed text.
Enable spell checking
Initially, you should pay attention to the question of howinclude in the "Word" spell check. Although the default, after installation, it is enabled, for some reason, the user can turn it off without knowing it. In such cases, use the instructions below to resume the operation of this tool.
- On the main page of the program, click the "File" button, which is located in the upper left corner.
- In the menu that appears, go to the "Parameters" section.
- In the window that appears, click on the item "Spelling", located in the left pane.
- In the menu "When using spelling in Word" put all the checkboxes next to the items.
- In the "File Exceptions" menu, uncheck the checkboxes that are located there.
- Click "OK."
Now you know how to enable Word in the Word.automatic spell checker. After performing all these actions, you do not need to restart the program, all changes take effect immediately after clicking the "OK" button.
Check spelling in automatic mode
After you know where to include in Wordspell checker, you can immediately go directly to the use of this tool. First of all, let's analyze the execution of all actions in automatic mode. This does not mean that you don’t have to do anything; on the contrary, the program will automatically point you to the supposed spelling errors, and you will decide what needs to be done to correct them.
So, suppose you have a document open, inwhich has errors. In this case, they are underlined by colored lines (red, blue or green). To start fixing them, you need to open the Spelling toolbar. To do this, press the F7 key or the "Spelling" button, which is located in the "Review" tab.
После этого в правой стороне окна появится панель "Spelling", in which all actions will take place. Immediately in the text the problem word is highlighted, and you will need to decide what to do with it. There are four options to choose from:
- Skip - you skip the alleged error and go to the next word, while the selection disappears from it.
- Skip all - you miss all the errors in the text, removing the selection from them.
- Add - you add a word to the dictionary of the program, so that when finding the same error the program does not perceive it.
- Change - you change the word with an error to the one selected from the list of suggestions.
- Change all - you change all similar words with errors to the one selected from the list.
Knowing the value of all the buttons on the panel, you can easily correct all errors in the text. As a last resort, if no correction is true, you can replace the word yourself.
Check spelling in manual mode
You already know how to enable verification in Word.spelling in automatic mode. However, this is not the only way to correct all errors in the text. Now we will examine in detail how to enable spell checking in the Word in manual mode.
To complete the task you needinitially pay attention to the underscores themselves in the text. We already know that these are errors. You can fix them not only by pressing F7, but also by right-clicking (RMB). This is done simply: move the cursor to the underlined word and press RMB, in the context menu, in addition to the usual items, additional ones will appear that duplicate the buttons in the Spelling panel, you already know their meaning. All that remains is to select the desired action and click on the appropriate line.
Conclusion
Now you know not only how to enablespell checker in Word, but how to use it. As you can see, the essence is simple, you only need to specify the desired action, and the program itself will replace everything.