Troubleshoot spelling and AutoCorrect

To prevent a particular word or abbreviation from being listed each time it occurs in this or other publications, add the word to the dictionary. In the Check Spelling dialog box, click Add when the word appears in the Not in dictionary box.

To mark a word as one to be ignored during the spelling check without adding it to the dictionary, click Ignore All. The word will be ignored for the rest of the current spelling check only.

To ignore words in all capital letters, such as acronyms, during a spelling check, point to Spelling on the Tools menu, click Spelling Options, and then select the Ignore words in UPPERCASE box.

Make sure that you have clicked a text box.

If you have clicked the text and selection handles appear around the text but the Check Spelling command is unavailable, you might have selected WordArt rather than a table box or text box. You cannot use the Check Spelling command with WordArt.

You might have turned off the automatic spelling checker, and will need to turn it on again.

1. On the Tools menu, point to Spelling, and then click Spelling Options.
2. Select the Check spelling as you type box.
3. Click OK.

1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options.
2. Click the AutoCorrect tab.
3. Click Exceptions.
4. Do one of the following:
   • To prevent automatic capitalization of a word that is typed after an abbreviation, click the First Letter tab, and type the abbreviation— including the period— in the Don't capitalize after box.
   • To prevent correction of a word that contains mixed capital and lowercase letters, click the INitial CAps tab, and type the word in the Don't correct box.
   • To prevent correction of other words, click the Other Corrections tab, and type the word in the Don't correct box.
5. Click Add.
6. Click OK.

• On the Tools menu, point to Spelling, and then click Hide Spelling Errors.

Note  Wavy red underlines in your text indicate possible spelling errors.