Spelling Options - Spelling tab
Use the Spelling tab to configure whether the spell check:
- highlights spelling errors as you type
- automatically corrects certain errors
- ignores certain types of words.
Spelling tab key fields
General options area fields
Field | Description |
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Show spelling errors as you type | Underline misspelled words while you are typing. |
Automatically correct spelling errors as you type | Automatically correct misspelled words while you are typing. |
Automatically correct DUal capitals | Automatically correct a word when the first two letters are capitalised. For example, SChool is corrected to School. |
Flag repeated words when checking spelling | Underline words when they are repeated. For example, Angelo is is a good student. |
When checking spelling ignore area fields
Field | Description |
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Words in UPPERCASE | Do not spell check words that are entirely in capital letters. For example, NAPLAN. |
Words containing numbers | Do not spell check words that contain numbers. For example, ENG12A. |
Markup languages (HTML, XML, etc) | Do not spell check text in markup languages. For example, <body>. |
Internet addresses | Do not spell check internet addresses. For example, http://www.synergetic.net. |
Abbreviations | Do not spell check abbreviations. For example, F.Y.I. |
Lines beginning with the following | Do not spell check lines of text where the first character is the selected character. |