![]() | Check spelling and grammar |
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Do any of the following:
![]() | Check spelling all at once |
On the Tools menu, click Spelling and Grammar.
![]() | Note The Spelling and Grammar dialog box won't open if no spelling or grammar errors are detected, or if the word you are trying to add already exists in the dictionary. |
Do any of the following:
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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. |
![]() | Check grammar all at once |
On the Tools menu, click Spelling and Grammar.
![]() | Note The Spelling and Grammar dialog box won't open if no spelling or grammar 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 |
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Correct the grammatical error by using one of the suggestions | Under Suggestions, click the correction that you want to use, and then click Change. |
Correct the grammatical error by changing the text yourself | Click in the document, edit the text to correct the grammar error, and then in the Spelling and Grammar dialog box, click Resume. |
Leave the current sentence unchanged, skipping any other possible grammar errors in it, | Click Next Sentence. |
![]() | Check spelling automatically as you type |
You can check for spelling errors as you type a document so you can spot them and correct them as you work.
To start checking for spelling errors, just start typing your document.
Office for Mac indicates suspected spelling errors by using a wavy, red underline.
To correct spelling errors, hold down CONTROL and click a word with a wavy, red underline, and then on the shortcut menu, click the word that you want to use in the list of suggested corrections.
![]() | Tip By default both automatic spelling and grammar checking are on. If you want to disable automatic grammar checking and only check spelling, on the Word menu, click Preferences. Under Authoring and Proofing Tools, click Spelling and Grammar, and then under Grammar, clear the Check grammar as you type check box. |
![]() | Check grammar automatically as you type |
You can check for grammar errors as you type a document so you can spot them and correct them as you work.
To start checking for grammar errors, just start typing your document.
Word indicates suspected grammar errors by using a wavy, green underline.
To correct grammar errors, hold down CONTROL and click a word with a wavy, green underline, and then on the shortcut menu, click the correction that you want to use.
![]() | Tip By default both automatic spelling and grammar checking are on. If you want to disable automatic spell checking and only check grammar, on the Word menu, click Preferences. Under Authoring and Proofing Tools, click Spelling and Grammar, and then under Spelling, clear the Check spelling as you type check box. |