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Summary: Word allows you to easily and quickly check the spelling of your document. You can either check the spelling for the whole document, or the spelling for a limited portion of the document. This tip explains how you can perform both tasks. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)
Word provides a built-in spelling checker you can use to proof (double-check) your document. This tool doesn't check just spelling, but it also checks for proper capitalization and duplicate words. To run the spelling checker, follow these steps:
You don't have to spell check an entire document; you can run the spelling checker on a selection of text, as well. To run the spelling checker on a selection of text, do the following:
When the spelling check of the selection is complete, Word displays a dialog box asking if you want to check the rest of the document. Click on No to end the spelling check.
Tip #1023 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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