Spell check microsoft word 2000

Search titles only. Search Advanced search…. New posts. Search forums. Log in. Sign up. Computer problem? Tech Support Guy is completely free -- paid for by advertisers and donations. Click here to join today! JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Solved: Microsoft Word spell check. Thread starter johnpaul Start date May 13, Status This thread has been Locked and is not open to further replies.

The original thread starter may use the Report button to request it be reopened but anyone else with a similar issue should start a New Thread. Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Joined Feb 16, Messages I would not dream of using Word without the benefit of its spell check.

However, I get distracted and annoyed by the squiggly lines indicating possible errors. Is there a simple way I could turn it off completely, compose the document, and turn it on again for checking? Joined Jan 4, Messages Do one or both of the following: To turn on or off automatic spelling checking, clear the "Check spelling as you type" check box.

To turn on or off automatic grammar checking, clear the "Check grammar as you type" check box. You should have a similar option in Word Introduction By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: Use the spelling and grammar check. Using the spelling and grammar check As you type, Word immediately calls attention to your spelling and grammar errors. Checking spelling as you type Word puts a red wavy line under possible spelling mistakes. To check spelling as you type: Hover your I-beam over the misspelled word and right-click.

A shortcut menu displays the following options: boldfaced suggested spellings, Ignore All, Add, or Spelling. Select the boldfaced suggestion to replace the incorrectly spelled word in the document.

Select Ignore All , and Word bypasses all future instances of this spelling in the document. Select Add , and Word adds the underlined word to the dictionary so it won't be flagged as an error in any other document you create. If you select spelling , the Spelling and Grammar dialog box appears. To check grammar as you type: Hover your I-beam over the grammatical mistake and right-click. A shortcut menu displays some options. Choose one of the following options, depending on what you think of Word's suggestions: Click a boldfaced suggestion.

Click Ignore. This conversation is currently closed to new comments. Not sure if this is your problem but ran into it once before. First are you typing in all caps? If so check your options inside word and uncheck skip words in cap. If not check there anyway there are some settings that may help.

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