Check spelling in a page or Web site

Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

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  1. In Page view, on the Standard toolbar, click Spelling Button image.

    When Microsoft FrontPage finds an unrecognized word or a spelling error, in the Spelling dialog box, the word is displayed in the Not in Dictionary box.

  2. Do one of the following:
    • To replace the word with a word from the Suggestions list, click the suggested word, and then click Change.

      To replace all instances of the word, click the suggested word, and then click Change All.

    • To correct the word yourself, type the correct word in the Change To box, and then click Change.

      To correct all instances of the word, type the correct word in the Change To box, and then click Change All.

    • If the unrecognized word is correctly spelled, click Ignore to ignore this instance of the word.

      To ignore all instances of this word, click Ignore All.

    • To add the unrecognized word to your custom dictionary, click Add.

ShowCheck spelling in a Web site

  1. On the View menu, click Folders.
  2. Do one of the following:

    ShowRun the spelling checker in an entire Web site

    1. Click the top level site.
    2. On the Standard toolbar, click Spelling Button image.
    3. Under Check spelling of, click Entire Web site.
    4. To create a task list and add a task for each page with misspelled words, select the Add a task for each page with misspellings check box.
    5. Click Start.

    ShowRun the spelling checker on selected pages within a Web site

    1. Click the name of the first page, and then hold down CTRL while clicking the names of all the other pages you want to check the spelling on.
    2. On the Standard toolbar, click Spelling Button image.
    3. Under Check spelling of, click Selected page(s).
    4. To create a task list and add a task for each page with misspelled words, select the Add a task for each page with misspellings check box.
    5. Click Start.

  3. Do one of the following to correct the spelling of these words:

    ShowCorrect misspelled words in each page

    1. In the Spelling dialog box, double-click a page from the list of pages that include the unrecognized or misspelled words in the Web site.

      Microsoft FrontPage opens each page in Page view and prompts you to address the unrecognized or misspelled words.

    2. When you have reviewed all occurrences of the misspelled words in each page, FrontPage prompts you to close the active page and then move to the next page in the list.

    ShowCorrect misspelled words by using a task list

    If you selected the Add a task for each page with misspellings check box, this generates a task list of pages with misspelled words. To access the task list and begin correcting the misspelled words, do the following:

    1. On the View menu, click Tasks.
    2. In Tasks view, double-click the task labeled Fix misspelled words, and then click Start Task.
    3. Microsoft FrontPage opens the page in Page view and prompts you to correct the misspelled words.

ShowCheck spelling automatically as you type

  1. On the Tools menu, click Page Options.
  2. On the General tab, select the Check spelling as you type check box.
  3. To show or hide the wavy red lines beneath misspelled words, select or clear the Hide spelling errors in all documents check box.
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