All Microsoft Office programs can check spelling, and most can check grammar.
Using Microsoft 365? You may be interested in checking out the powerful new Editor feature in Word! See Editor — your writing assistant for more information.
Run the spelling and grammar checker
To start a check of the spelling and grammar in your document, just press F7.
Click a heading below for more information
Most Office programs automatically check for potential spelling and grammatical errors as you type, so you don’t need to do anything to show errors while you work.
Notes:
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Automatic spelling and grammar checking is not available in Access, Excel, or Project. You can manually start a spell check by pressing F7.
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Automatic grammar checking is available only in Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint 2013 (or newer).
Office marks potential spelling errors with a red squiggly line, and potential grammatical errors are marked with a blue squiggly line.
If spelling or grammatical errors aren’t marked, automatic checking might be turned off. You can turn on the automatic spelling and grammar checker.
When you see a spelling or grammatical error that you want assistance fixing, right-click on the underlined word or phrase and choose one of the options to fix the error.
If Office is flagging words as misspelled but you have it spelled the way you want it, select Add to Dictionary to teach Office not to flag that word as misspelled in the future. For more information on this see: Add or edit words in a spell check dictionary.
If you don’t want Office to mark potential errors with squiggly lines while you are working, you can turn automatic spelling and grammar checking off:
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Open the spelling and grammar options:
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In OneNote, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word: On the File menu, click Options, and then click Proofing.
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In InfoPath: On the Home tab, click the arrow next to or under Spelling, and then click Spelling Options.
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In Outlook: On the File menu, click Options, and click Mail, and then click Spelling and Autocorrect.
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Select or clear the Check spelling as you type check box. In programs that have automatic grammar checking, you may also select or clear the Mark grammar errors as you type check box.
Note: In Word, you can turn the spelling checker on or off for only the document you’re currently working with or for all new documents. Select an option in the Exceptions for list, and then select or clear the Hide spelling errors in this document only and Hide grammar errors in this document only check boxes.
If you don’t want Office to check grammar at all (either when running a spell check or automatically as you type), you can turn it off:
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Open the spelling and grammar options:
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In OneNote, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word: On the File menu, click Options, and then click Proofing.
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In InfoPath: On the Home tab, click the arrow next to or under Spelling, and then click Spelling Options.
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In Outlook: On the File menu, click Options, and click Mail, and then click Spelling and Autocorrect.
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Clear the Mark grammar errors as you type and Check grammar with spelling check boxes.
Note: Not every Office program will have both of these options.
In Word, Outlook, PowerPoint 2013 (or newer), you can force a recheck of the words and grammar that you previously skipped by doing the following:
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Open the document or item that you want to check.
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On the File menu, click Options > Proofing> Recheck Document. In Outlook you’ll find this under File > Options > Mail > Spelling and Autocorrect
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Click Yes when you see the warning message about resetting the spelling and grammar checker.
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Click OK in the dialog box to get back to the document, and then run the spelling and grammar checker again.
See Also
Check spelling and grammar in a different language.
Test your document’s readability
The spelling and grammar checker isn’t working as expected
Select grammar and writing style options in Office 2013 and earlier
Add words to your spell check dictionary
The spelling or grammar checker isn’t checking words in a different language correctly
Choose AutoCorrect options for capitalization, spelling, and symbols
Check spelling before sending a message in Outlook
Learn how to get more from Editor with Microsoft 365
Office for Mac applications automatically check for potential spelling and grammatical errors as you type. If you’d rather wait to check spelling and grammar until you’re done writing, you can turn off automatic checking, or you can check spelling and grammar all at once.
Word
Check spelling and grammar automatically as you type
Word marks potential spelling errors with a red squiggly line, and potential grammatical errors are marked with a green squiggly line.
Tip: If spelling or grammatical errors aren’t marked, you might need to turn on automatic spelling and grammar checking, which is explained in the next procedure.
When you see a spelling or grammatical error, Control click the word or phrase and choose one of the options.
If Word has incorrectly flagged a word as misspelled and you want to add that word to your dictionary so that Word will properly recognize it in the future see Add or edit words in a spell check dictionary
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On the Word menu, click Preferences > Spelling & Grammar.
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In the Spelling & Grammar dialog box, under Spelling, check or clear the Check spelling as you type box.
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Under Grammar, check or clear the Check grammar as you type box.
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Close the dialog box to save your changes.
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On the Review tab, click Spelling & Grammar.
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If Word finds a potential error, the Spelling & Grammar dialog box will open, spelling errors will be shown as red text, and grammatical errors will be shown as green text.
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To fix an error, do one of the following:
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Type the correction in the box and then click Change.
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Under Suggestions, click the word you want to use, and then click Change.
To skip the error, do one of the following:
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Click Ignore to skip only that instance of the error.
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Click Ignore All to skip all instances of the error.
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For a grammatical error, click Next Sentence to skip that instance of the error and move to the next error.
To skip a misspelled word in all documents, click Add to add it to the dictionary. This only works for misspelled words. You can’t add custom grammar to the dictionary.
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After you correct, ignore, or skip an error, Word moves to the next one. When Word finishes reviewing the document, you’ll see a message that the spelling and grammar check is complete.
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Click OK to return to your document.
You can clear or reset the list of Ignored Words and Grammar so Word will check for spelling and grammar issues you previously told it to ignore.
Note: When you reset the list of Ignored Words and Grammar, the list is cleared only for the currently open document. Any spelling or grammar issues you told Word to ignore in other documents won’t be affected.
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Open the document that needs to be checked.
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On the Tools menu, point to Spelling and Grammar, and then click Reset Ignored Words and Grammar.
Word displays a warning about the operation resetting the spelling checker and the grammar checker.
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Click Yes to proceed.
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Click the Review tab, and then click Spelling & Grammar to check spelling and grammar.
Outlook
Check spelling and grammar automatically as you type
By default, Outlook checks for spelling errors as you type. Outlook uses a dashed red underline to indicate possible spelling errors and a dashed green line to indicate possible grammatical errors.
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When you see a word with a dashed underline, Control click the word or phrase and choose one of the options.
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On the shortcut menu, do one of the following:
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Click one of the guesses at the top of the shortcut menu.
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Click Ignore Spelling to ignore one instance of the word.
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Click Learn Spelling to add the word to the spelling dictionary.
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After opening an email message:
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To have Outlook correct spelling mistakes automatically, on the Outlook menu, click Preferences. Click on Spelling and Grammar under Personal Settings. Click box next to Checkspelling as you type.
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To turn automatic grammar checking on or off, on the Outlook menu, click Preferences. Click on Spelling and Grammar under Personal Settings. Click box next to Check grammar as you type.
You can correct all the spelling and grammar issues at the same time after you finish composing a message or other items.
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On the Edit menu, point to Spelling and Grammar, and then click Spelling and Grammar…
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Do any of the following:
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In the list of suggestions, click the word that you want to use, or enter a new spelling in the box at the top, and then click Change.
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Click Ignore to ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word.
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Click Add to add the word to the spelling dictionary.
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Tip: The keyboard shortcut for skipping to the next spelling or grammar error is + ; .
PowerPoint
You can check spelling in PowerPoint, but you can’t check grammar.
Check spelling automatically as you type
PowerPoint automatically checks for and marks potential spelling errors with a wavy, red underline.
Tip: If spelling errors aren’t marked, you might need to turn on automatic spell checking, which is explained in the next procedure.
When you see a spelling error, Ctrl+click or right-click the word or phrase and choose one of the suggested options.
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On the PowerPoint menu, click Preferences > Spelling.
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In the Spelling dialog box, select or clear the Check spelling as you type box.
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On the Review tab, click Spelling.
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If PowerPoint finds a potential error, the Spelling pane opens and spelling errors are shown.
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To fix an error, do one of the following:
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Correct the error on your slide.
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Click one of the suggested words in the Spelling pane, and then click Change.
To skip the error, do one of the following:
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Click Ignore to skip only that instance of the error.
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Click Ignore All to skip all instances of the error.
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click Add to skip a misspelled word in all documents and add it to the dictionary.
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After you correct, ignore, or skip an error, PowerPoint moves to the next one. When PowerPoint finishes reviewing the presentation, you’ll see a message that the spelling check is complete.
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Click OK to return to your presentation.
Excel
You can check spelling in Excel, but you can’t check grammar.
Check spelling all at once
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On the Review tab, click Spelling.
Note: The Spelling dialog box will not open if no spelling errors are detected, or if the word you are trying to add already exists in the dictionary.
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Do any of the following.
To
Do this
Change the word
Under Suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change.
Change every occurrence of this word in this document
Under Suggestions, click the word that you want to use, and then click Change All.
Ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word
Click Ignore Once.
Ignore every occurrence of this word in this document and move on to the next misspelled word
Click Ignore All.
See also
Check spelling and grammar in a different language
On the Word menu, click Preferences > Spelling & Grammar. In the Spelling & Grammar dialog box, under Spelling, check or clear the Check spelling as you type box. Under Grammar, check or clear the Check grammar as you type box. Close the dialog box to save your changes.
Contents
- 1 How do I fix Grammar mistakes in Word?
- 2 How do I improve Grammar check in Word?
- 3 How can I check my sentence is correct or not?
- 4 Which wavy line shows grammatical mistakes?
- 5 How do I change the AutoCorrect language in Word?
- 6 How do I check my grammar mistakes on Google?
- 7 How do you find the error in a sentence?
- 8 Why do we put S?
- 9 What are 10 simple sentences?
- 10 How can I write correct English?
- 11 What are grammar errors?
- 12 Which keyboard shortcut is used to fix the spelling and grammatical errors in the document?
- 13 What are the three basic type of spelling and grammar error in MS word?
- 14 Why is my word correcting in Spanish?
- 15 Why is Microsoft Word saying all my words are spelled wrong?
- 16 How do you correct grammar in an email?
- 17 Is there an app that checks grammar?
- 18 Is there Spell check in Gmail?
- 19 What are the four types of errors?
- 20 Is s or possessive?
How do I fix Grammar mistakes in Word?
On the Review tab, click Spelling & Grammar. If Word finds a potential error, the Spelling & Grammar dialog box will open, spelling errors will be shown as red text, and grammatical errors will be shown as green text. To fix an error, do one of the following: Type the correction in the box and then click Change.
How do I improve Grammar check in Word?
Click “Proofing” in the left pane. Scroll down to the “When correcting spelling and grammar in Word” section and then click “Settings.” The “Grammar Settings” window will appear. The grammar checker in Word is enabled by default, as are many of these options here.
How can I check my sentence is correct or not?
Grammarly is more than a grammar check, more than a spell check, and more than a punctuation corrector. It’s a comprehensive writing tool that helps you write clear, flawless text that will impress your readers.
Which wavy line shows grammatical mistakes?
These errors are indicated by colored wavy lines. The red line indicates a misspelled word. The green line indicates a grammatical error. The blue line indicates a contextual spelling error.
How do I change the AutoCorrect language in Word?
In Word for the web, click or tap where you’re going to add text, or select the text that you want to mark as a different language. On the Review tab, select Editor > Set Proofing Language. Scroll to the language you want to use and select it. Select OK.
How do I check my grammar mistakes on Google?
Check spelling & grammar
- Open a document in Google Docs.
- In the top left, click Spell Check. . A box will open in the top right corner. To use a suggestion, click Change. To ignore a suggestion, click Ignore. To accept or ignore all suggestions, click More. Accept all or Ignore all.
How do you find the error in a sentence?
Helpful Identifying Sentence Errors Tips
- Watch for comparisons and lists as you read the sentence; both often create errors when they appear.
- “Any” often indicates a faulty comparison.
- Longer phrases are less likely to contain an error.
Why do we put S?
Use an apostrophe followed by “s” (‘s) to show that a singular noun belongs to someone or something.Use an “S” followed by an apostrophe (s’) to show possession of plural nouns or nouns that always end in “s.” Using S’ to Show Possession. This sentence is comparing the two rooms used by the boys and the girls.
What are 10 simple sentences?
50 examples of simple sentences
- She doesn’t study German on Monday.
- Does she live in Paris?
- He doesn’t teach math.
- Cats hate water.
- Every child likes an ice cream.
- 6.My brother takes out the trash.
- The course starts next Sunday.
- She swims every morning.
How can I write correct English?
Here are some simple steps that you can take to improve your written English and impress people with your writing skills.
- Expand your vocabulary. To express yourself clearly, you need a good active vocabulary.
- Master English spelling.
- Read regularly.
- Improve your grammar.
- Just do it!
What are grammar errors?
Grammatical errors refer to the incorrect use of the normative rules for constructing a sentence. Common grammatical errors include word order, tense, point of view, and number.
Which keyboard shortcut is used to fix the spelling and grammatical errors in the document?
Open the document you want to check for spelling or grammar mistakes, and then press F7.
What are the three basic type of spelling and grammar error in MS word?
1-The red line indicates a misspelled word. 2-The green line indicates a grammatical error. 3-The blue line indicates a contextual spelling error. This feature is turned off by default.
Why is my word correcting in Spanish?
To fix issue like this in Microsoft Word where the Synonyms for a particular document is in different language or the proofing language/spell check is changed to French, Spanish, etc; First select all the document (shortcut Ctrl + A) and navigate to Review Tab > Language > Set Proofing Language and then in the pop up ,
Why is Microsoft Word saying all my words are spelled wrong?
Typically this is due to the context of the document being in a language that differs from the Language formatting of the text. Use Cmd+a [to select all] then go to Tools> Language to select the appropriate one. More details on Spelling, Language, Dictionary are available here.
How do you correct grammar in an email?
Check the spelling and grammar in an email
In the email you want to check for spelling or grammar mistakes, press F7.
Is there an app that checks grammar?
Grammarly stands out among grammar check apps due to its versatility: the software is highly customizable, it’s available on both Android and iOS, and you can integrate the Grammarly keyboard with any app on your mobile device.
Is there Spell check in Gmail?
You can have Gmail check the spelling and grammar of your emails as you write and even make automatic corrections. You can also manually check spelling.
What are the four types of errors?
Types of Errors
- (1) Systematic errors. With this type of error, the measured value is biased due to a specific cause.
- (2) Random errors. This type of error is caused by random circumstances during the measurement process.
- (3) Negligent errors.
Is s or possessive?
We use possessive ‘s to say that something or someone belongs to a person, is connected to a place, or to show the relationship between people. The possessive ‘s always comes after a noun.
possessive ‘sa2.
Noun + ‘s or s‘ | noun | |
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Singular | Sam’s | bicycle |
Plural | Sam and Emma’s | house |
my parents’ | friends | |
my children’s | toys |
To start a check of the spelling and grammar, do one of the following:
- Press F7.
- On the Home tab, in the Editor group, click the Editor button:
- On the Review tab, in the Proofing group, click the Editor button:
- On the status bar, click the Spelling and Grammar Check icon:
Word opens the Editor pane with all found errors. You can open every error one by one to fix, ignore or even add some of them to the custom dictionary.
For example:
Apply suggested changes
By default, Word automatically checks for potential spelling and grammatical errors as you type:
- Potential spelling errors marked with a red squiggly line:
- Potential grammatical errors are marked with a blue squiggly line:
When you see a spelling or grammatical error that you want to fix, right-click on the underlined word or phrase and choose one option to fix the error. For example:
- Spelling error:
- Add to Dictionary — add a word to the custom dictionary to prevent Microsoft Word from ever noting this word as being misspelled again (if this word is not in the spelling exclusion list).
- Ignore All — leave the text as is in this and all future instances.
- See More opens the Editor pane (see below).
- Grammar error:
- Ignore Once – leave the text as is once in that place.
- Don’t check for this issue — leave the text with the same issue in this and all future instances.
- Options for “Grammar” opens the Grammar Options dialog box for choosing different options for checking and/or ignoring.
- See More opens the Editor pane (see below).
On the Editor pane, you can see all potential errors that Word proposes to fix. Click the Review All Results button or the Spelling or Grammar options to open all potential errors one-by-one:
- Spelling errors:
- Ignore Once — leave the text as is once in that place.
- Ignore All — leave the text as is in this and all future instances.
- Add to Dictionary — add a word to the custom dictionary to prevent Microsoft Word from ever noting this word as being misspelled again (if this word is not in the spelling exclusion list).
- Grammar errors:
- Ignore Once – leave the text as is once in that place.
- Don’t check for this issue — leave the text with the same issue in this and all future instances.
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Get your automatic editor back in action
Updated on April 20, 2022
While Word’s spell check works well most of the time, sometimes it can appear to stop operating. Some simple troubleshooting steps will quickly get Word’s spelling and grammar-checking tool back up and running. These solutions apply to Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, Word 2010, and Word for Mac.
Causes of Word’s Spell Check Not Working
There are several reasons Word’s spelling and grammar-checking tool might not be working. You might have changed a simple setting, or the language settings may be off. Exceptions may have been placed on the document or the spell-check tool, or the Word template may have an issue.
Whatever the reason, some easy fixes are likely to have Word back to pointing out mistakes in your documents soon.
The spelling and grammar checker may return an error message about the default language or say «Spelling and grammar check is complete» without flagging any errors. You may not receive any message but may notice the tool isn’t functioning.
Add Grammarly to Word: Learn How Now
How to Fix Word’s Spell Checker Not Working
Follow these troubleshooting steps in the order we present, from the simplest solution to the most complex.
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Make sure Word spell check is turned on, the most likely culprit and most straightforward solution. If you haven’t enabled automatic spell-checking, the tool won’t function as you expect. Also, select the Mark grammar errors as you type and Check grammar with spelling check boxes.
On a Mac, select Word > Preferences > Spelling & Grammar, and select the Check spelling as you type and Check grammar as you type check boxes.
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Check Word’s proofing language. Word may be set to the wrong proofing language, causing it to miss errors. Make sure Word is proofing in the correct language, and see if this solves the problem.
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Check for proofing exceptions. A setting for Hide proofing errors, or other exceptions, may have been enabled in the document. The spell-check tool might not work as expected if a user has made exceptions for checking the spelling or grammar.
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Open Word in Safe Mode. A Word add-in can interfere with the spelling and grammar-checking tool, causing it to work sporadically or not at all. If you start Word in Safe Mode, add-ins aren’t enabled. See if the spelling and grammar-checking tool works. If it does, move on to step 5.
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Disable add-ins one at a time. An add-in might be the problem if the spelling and grammar-checking tool worked in Safe Mode. Disable add-ins one at a time to isolate the one causing the issue. When you find the culprit, permanently disable it.
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Rename the default template. If the issue still isn’t resolved, there could be something wrong with Word’s global template, which is called normal.dotm. Renaming the template could fix the problem. Word will generate a new default document without any customizations.
When you rename the normal.dotm template, you lose the default settings you established, including styles, toolbars, AutoText entries, and macros.
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Repair Word. If all your efforts haven’t resolved the spell-check problem, use the built-in Office Repair utility to fix Word. This tool repairs the entire Office suite even if there’s only one application you want to fix.
This tool is only available for Windows versions of Office.
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Contact Microsoft Word. If you still can’t fix the problem with Word’s spelling and grammar-checking tool not working, visit the Microsoft Word help page. With a searchable knowledge base, community forums, and contact information, you’ll find additional help.
FAQ
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Why is Grammarly not working in Word?
If Grammarly in Word isn’t working, you may be working in a password-protected document, you may have opened the document in Protected View, or the document is stored on a network. To solve the problem, save your document to a local drive and open it from there.
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How do I turn off spell check in Word?
To turn off spell check in Word on a PC, go to File > Options > Proofing. Uncheck the box next to Check spelling as you type. On a Mac, go to Tools > Spelling & Grammar and select Hide Spelling Errors.
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How do I reset spell check in Word?
To reset Word’s spell check on a PC, go to the Tools menu and select Spelling & Grammar > Options. In the Proofing Tools section, select Recheck Document. On a Mac, go to Tools > Spelling & Grammar and select Reset Ignored Words and Grammar.
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Lesson 25: Checking Spelling and Grammar
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Introduction
Worried about making mistakes when you type? Don’t be. Word provides you with several proofing features—including the Spelling and Grammar tool—that can help you produce professional, error-free documents.
Optional: Download our practice document.
Watch the video below to learn more about using the Spelling and Grammar tool.
To run a Spelling and Grammar check:
- From the Review tab, click the Spelling & Grammar command.
- The Spelling and Grammar pane will appear on the right. For each error in your document, Word will try to offer one or more suggestions. You can select a suggestion and click Change to correct the error.
- Word will move through each error until you have reviewed all of them. After the last error has been reviewed, a dialog box will appear confirming that the spelling and grammar check is complete. Click OK.
If no suggestions are given, you can manually type the correct spelling in your document.
Ignoring «errors»
The spelling and grammar check is not always correct. Particularly with grammar, there are many errors Word will not notice. There are also times when the spelling and grammar check will say something is an error when it’s actually not. This often happens with names and other proper nouns, which may not be in the dictionary.
If Word says something is an error, you can choose not to change it. Depending on whether it’s a spelling or grammatical error, you can choose from several options.
For spelling «errors»:
- Ignore: This will skip the word without changing it.
- Ignore All: This will skip the word without changing it, and it will also skip all other instances of the word in the document.
- Add: This adds the word to the dictionary so it will never come up as an error. Make sure the word is spelled correctly before choosing this option.
For grammar «errors»:
- Ignore: This will skip the word or phrase without changing it.
For some grammatical errors, Word will provide an explanation for why it thinks something is incorrect. This can help you determine whether you want to change or ignore it.
Automatic spelling and grammar checking
By default, Word automatically checks your document for spelling and grammar errors, so you may not even need to run a separate check. These errors are indicated by colored wavy lines.
- The red line indicates a misspelled word.
- The blue line indicates a grammatical error, including misused words.
A misused word—also known as a contextual spelling error—occurs when a word is spelled correctly but used incorrectly. For example, if you used the phrase Deer Mr. Theodore at the beginning of a letter, deer would be a contextual spelling error. Deer is spelled correctly, but it is used incorrectly in the letter. The correct word is Dear.
To correct spelling errors:
- Right-click the underlined word, then select the correct spelling from the list of suggestions.
- The corrected word will appear in the document.
You can also choose to Ignore All instances of an underlined word or add it to the dictionary.
To correct grammar errors:
- Right-click the underlined word or phrase, then select the correct spelling or phrase from the list of suggestions.
- The corrected phrase will appear in the document.
To change the automatic spelling and grammar check settings:
- Click the File tab to access Backstage view, then click Options.
- A dialog box will appear. On the left side of the dialog box, select Proofing. From here, you have several options to choose from. For example, if you don’t want Word to mark spelling errors, grammar errors, or frequently confused words automatically, simply uncheck the desired option.
If you’ve turned off the automatic spelling and/or grammar checks, you can still go to the Review tab and click the Spelling & Grammar command to run a new check.
To hide spelling and grammar errors in a document:
If you’re sharing a document like a resume with someone, you might not want that person to see the red and blue lines. Turning off the automatic spelling and grammar checks only applies to your computer, so the lines may still show up when someone else views your document. Fortunately, Word allows you to hide spelling and grammar errors so the lines will not show up on any computer.
- Click the File tab to go to Backstage view, then click Options.
- A dialog box will appear. Select Proofing, then check the box next to Hide spelling errors in this document only and Hide grammar errors in this document only, then click OK.
- The lines in the document will be hidden.
Challenge!
- Open our practice document. If you already downloaded our practice document in order to follow along with the lesson, be sure to download a fresh copy by clicking the link in this step.
- Run a Spelling & Grammar check.
- Ignore the spelling of names like Marcom.
- Correct all other spelling and grammar mistakes.
- When you’re finished, your document should look like this:
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In my previous article, I rant about MS Word’s spell check. And I think I should do the same for Grammar also.
The procedures for performing these two checks (spelling and grammar) are the same. Thus, if you know how to perform a spell check in Word, you can transform that knowledge to do grammar check in Word.
Meanwhile, below are the various ways you can check grammar in your MS Word document.
Option 1: Word’s Automatic Grammar Check
By default, MS Word underlines every grammatical error as
you write your document. That’s the power of Automatic Grammar Check.
Word automatically monitor your grammar as you type. As soon as you goof, it will display a zigzag blue line under the grammar error. This is MS Word’s way of telling you that there’s a problem with your grammar. If the underline is red, it’s rather spelling error and not grammar.
Now how do you correct the grammar error in your Word document?
Correcting automatically detected grammar errors is very simple. Let me show you how:
- First, right-click the word or phrase or sentence that is underlined with the blue zigzag line. Word will pop-up a dialog box with suggestions to correct the grammar error. Like in the screenshot below, the grammar checker thinks that using the word “are” in this context is grammatically wrong. Simply because the noun “list” is singular and therefore must go with a singular verb “is” instead of “are”.
- If one of the suggestions is OK for you, click on it to correct the error.
- However, if the grammar is correct in the context used, select Ignore Once.
This is how you may correct grammar errors in Word.
However, if your Word document isn’t detecting errors
automatically, it means the automatic grammar check is turned off and you need
to turn it on for it to work.
How to turn on Automatic Grammar check in Word
If the Automatic Grammar Check is turned off, you can turn
it on by obeying the steps below:
- Go to the File tab.
- Click on Options near the button right area of
the File menu.
After clicking the Options, the Word Options window
will appear.
- In the left pane of the Word Options window, click on Proofing.
- Click to check Mark grammar errors as you type.
- Click the OK button to save the settings.
NOTE: If you want to hide the grammar errors, you can do so by unchecking Mark grammar errors as you type. However, you can also hide potential grammar errors for the current document only so that MS Word will no longer underline any potential grammar error in the current document only. To do that, in the Exception for: drop-down, select Grammar check in Word, then select the checkbox labeled Hide grammar errors in this document only and then click on the OK button.
This is how you may turn on automatic grammar check in
Microsoft Word.
If you now goof in your grammar, Word will underline the
sentence or word with a blue zigzag line.
How to Manually Check Grammar Errors in MS Word
With the automatic grammar check, MS Word will automatically check your document for any potential grammar error.
However, you can also check for grammar errors manually by running the spelling and grammar checker tool. To do that, obey the below steps:
- Press F7 on the keyboard to launch the tool. Alternatively, go to Review>Proofing>Spelling & Gramma.
- If there are no grammar errors in your document, a pop-up will appear saying Spelling and Grammar check complete.
- However, if there are grammar errors in your
document, MS Word will highlight them one after the other in a task pane. From
this task pane, you can decide what to do with the grammar error – whether to change
it with the suggested corrections or ignore it so that MS Word will no longer
flag it as a grammar error.
To handle your grammar
errors, there are some choices you must make. These choices are outlined below:
- Ignore once: This will ignore the current error and move on to the next one if any. Use this option if you think the grammar is correct in this context.
- Change: This will correct your grammar mistake with a suggested correction in the task pane. Use this option if you think the suggestion is correct.
Using a third-party add-on
to check grammar in MS Word
Add-ins are third party programs
that extend the capability of Microsoft Office Applications, and Grammarly is
just one of them.
The Grammarly add-in for Microsoft Office allows you
to check for spelling and grammar errors while writing Word documents. With Grammarly,
you can check for grammar errors automatically as you write, and you can also
do it manually if the document is already written.
If you don’t like Microsoft Word’s
default grammar checker, Grammarly can be a very good alternative.
how
to add Grammarly to word
Here’s how to set up Grammarly for
free on Word:
- First, download the Grammarly add-in.
Click Here to download the Grammarly add-in.
You’ll be asked to log in before you
can download the add-in. Enter your email and password to log in.
If you don’t have a Grammarly
account yet, you need to create one by clicking this link: Don’t have an
account?
After signing in or signing up, the
Grammarly installer will begin to download.
If the download didn’t start, scroll
down to the footer section, under the Products category, click on Grammarly
for MS Office. This will lead you to the download page.
- Install the Add-in.
After downloading the installer, go
to the downloads folder to install Grammarly.
See screenshot of how the Grammarly
installer looks like:
Double click on the installer to
begin the installation, and follow the setup instructions.
- Enable Grammarly in Word
After successfully installing
Grammarly, launch your Word document; the Enable Grammarly button will
appear. Select it to finalize your setup and activate Grammarly in your Word
document.
Congratulations! You just secured a
very powerful spelling and grammar checker for yourself.
Содержание
- 1 Немного истории
- 2 Варианты проверки
- 2.1 Как проверить текст на ошибки онлайн
- 2.2 Автоматическая
- 2.3 Проверка по умолчанию
- 3 Установка пакета
- 3.1 Настройки языка
- 4 Видео
- 4.1 Where is the Spell Check in Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016
- 4.1.1 A: Activate the Spell Check Setting
- 4.1.2 B: Using the Keyboard Shortcut
- 4.1.3 C: If the Classic Menu for Office installed
- 4.1.4 D: If the Classic Menu for Office not installed
- 4.2 What is Classic Menu for Office
- 4.2.1 Classic Menu for Office
- 4.2.2 Classic Menu for Office 2007
- 4.1 Where is the Spell Check in Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016
- 5 Для MS Word 2007 (2010)
- 6 Для MS Word 2003
- 7 Check Spelling and Grammar using Review tab
- 8 Check Spelling and Grammar using Right Click
Здравствуйте. Многим пользователям приходится часто набирать текст для составления документов, написания контента для сайтов, оформления писем и т.д. Очень важно писать правильно, чтобы не показать себя глупым и невежественным человеком. Я рекомендую программу Word из офисного пакета Microsoft Office. В данной статье хочу рассказать, как проверить текст на ошибки онлайн и в Word 2010 или других версиях этого текстового редактора.
Немного истории
Еще в 2010 году я создал развлекательный ресурс о кино, где публиковал рецензии на фильмы, обзоры премьер, биографии актеров. Спустя четыре года на сайте было размещено более трех тысяч статей. Однажды я решил посмотреть свои первые записи, и был ошеломлен. Обнаружил массу ошибок грамматических и пунктуационных, предложения состояли из множества оборотов, читать их было непросто. На то время я не проверял их на правописание, а зря. Первые дни я не мог успокоиться и редактировал старые тексты, чтобы довести их до ума.
Вывод напрашивался сам: следовало предварительно набирать обзоры в Ворде, чтобы автоматически исправлять ошибки.
В этой программе встроен очень полезный функционал, который выделяет (подчеркивает) некорректный ввод красной или зеленой волнистой линией. Но не всегда проверка срабатывает автоматически. Возможно, её предварительно нужно включить в настройках приложения. Как это сделать – Вы сейчас узнаете!
Варианты проверки
Существует несколько способов «сканирования» документов на наличие ошибок. Перейдем к их рассмотрению.
Как проверить текст на ошибки онлайн
Сервисов существует немало, но самыми распространенными являются Спеллер от Яндекса и Text.ru. Достаточно перейти по указанным ссылкам и вставить в поле ввода нужный текстовый фрагмент.
Автоматическая
Срабатывает по ходу набора текста, чтобы можно было сразу внести изменения. К примеру, Вы пропустили букву в слове, или не поставили пробел после знака препинания. Word сразу же предупредит о необходимости исправления.
Но если Вы вводите заведомо некорректные слова, а система никак на это не реагирует, значит, автоматическая проверка не включена. Как её активировать?
- Заходим в главное меню приложения, кликнув по кнопке в левом верхнем углу.
- Теперь следует нажать на «Параметры Word» (этот элемент может находиться в разных местах, в зависимости от версии программы). У меня это выглядит так:
- Для Ворд 2013 с обновленным интерфейсом меню имеет следующий вид:
- Дальнейшие опции одинаковы для разных выпусков офисного редактора. Слева выбираем пункт «Правописание». А справа находим строчку «Автоматически проверять…» и ставим возле неё галочку.
В самом низу можно задать набор правил для проверки. По умолчанию выбрано значение «для деловой переписки», но можно указать более строгий алгоритм, если хотите устранить максимум ошибок и убрать разговорные фразы.
Проверка по умолчанию
Если во время набора текста начинают подчеркиваться правильные слова, скорее всего они отсутствуют в словаре программы. Нужно их туда добавить. Как это сделать правильно?
- Выделяем необходимое слово / фразу / фрагмент документа;
- Переходим в раздел «Рецензирование», затем – «Правописание» (для Ворд 2007 и выше). Для более ранних версий следует зайти в меню «Сервис». Или проще нажать на клавиатуре «F7». Откроется следующее окно:
Здесь можно либо пропустить ошибку, либо исправить её (могут быть предложены варианты замены), либо добавить её в словарь (если считаете, что слово является правильным и не содержит ошибок).
С этим разобрались.
Но что делать, если Вы пытаетесь выполнить вышеуказанные действия, но перед Вами появляется сообщение «Средства проверки не установлены»? Или же просто отображается окошко, что «Проверка окончена», но красное / зеленое подчеркивание не убирается? В таком случае, необходимо перейти к следующим шагам.
Установка пакета
Речь идет о пакете проверки правописания, который по каким-то причинам не вошел в состав приложения. Возможно, Вы забили указать его во время инсталляции. Решение следующее:
- Переходим в «Панель управления» и открываем раздел «Программы и компоненты»:
- В появившемся окне отобразятся все установленные программы. Следует найти Word, выделить его и кликнуть по кнопке «Изменить»:
- После короткой паузы должно отобразиться окно с предложением добавить новые компоненты / удалить существующие. Жмем «Продолжить» (Далее).
- Теперь следует раскрыть ветку «Общие средства». В ней должны быть «Средства проверки правописания». Кликаем по элементу и выбираем опцию «Запускать всё с моего ПК»:
Вот и всё! Осталось дождаться установки выбранного компонента. После этого рекомендую перезапустить компьютер.
Настройки языка
Бывает, что для одного языка проверка производится корректно, а для другого – вообще не работает. Например, если нужно проверить текст на английском на ошибки. В таком случае, следует перейти во вкладку «Рецензирование» (она есть и в Ворде 2016 года), нажать на изображение глобуса. Это меню выбора языка, где следует снять отметку напротив опции «Не проверять правописание»:
Видео
Если не хотите читать много букв, то можете откинуться на спинку кресла (или стула) и посмотреть обучающее видео, как включить проверку орфографии в Word:
Как видите, всё очень просто. Буквально несколько кликов – и проблема устранена. Теперь знаете, как проверить английский текст на ошибки онлайн (или на любом другом языке). Даже если Ваша ситуация сугубо индивидуальна и не может быть решена с помощью моей инструкции, рекомендую задавать вопросы в комментариях. Я обязательно на них отвечу.
С уважением, Виктор
Where is the Spell Check in Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016
- Method A — Activate the spell check setting.
- Method B — The fastest way to process.
- Method C — If the Classic Menu for Office is installed (classic interface).
- Method D — If the Classic Menu for Office is not installed (ribbon interface).
The Spell Check function in Word can help you quickly find out the spelling and grammar mistakes in the Word document. There are four simple ways to call Spell Check function in Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016.
A: Activate the Spell Check Setting
The automatic Spell Check function might be disabled sometimes and users could reactivate it. Please click File tab in Word 2010 and 2013 (or click the Office button in Word 2007) > Word Options > Proofing. If you are using Classic Menu for Office, click Tools > Word Options > Proofing.
See following:
B: Using the Keyboard Shortcut
If you need, just press F7 to call Spelling and Grammar function.
If you want to locate its position on ribbon, please see following content.
If you have installed Classic Menu for Office to bring back the familiar user interface and make it look like Word 2003/XP(2002)/2000, just click Tools > Spelling and Grammar.
If the
Classic Menu for Office
is not installed, please click
Review tab >
Proofing group >
Spelling and Grammar .
The software Classic Menu for Office is designed for the people who are accustomed to the old interface of Microsoft Office 2003, XP (2002) and 2000. It brings back the classic menus and toolbars to Microsoft Office (includes Word) 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016. The classic view helps the people to smoothly upgrade to the latest version of Office, and work with Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 as if it were Office 2003 (and 2002, 2000).
Screen Shot of Classic Menu for Word
- All new features and commands of Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 have been added to the menus and toolbars;
- Without any training or tutorials after upgrading, users can work with Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 immediately;
- Easy to find any command items you want to process;
- Easy to show or hide the classic menus, toolbars and ribbon tabs;
- Easy to install and use. Supports all languages. Free download!
It includes Classic Menu for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, Visio and Project 2010, 2013 and 2016. |
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It includes Classic Menu for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook 2007. |
Для MS Word 2007 (2010)
1) Выделить весь текст документа (ctrl+a)
2) Кликнуть на язык в левом нижнем углу в строке состояния:
3) Выделить нужный язык (например, Русский (Россия)) > Убрать выделение со строки «Не проверять правописание» > нажать ОК:
Если это не помогает, необходимо включить функцию проверки правописания в принципе.
1) Нажать круглую кнопку в левом верхнем углу экрана > Параметры Word:
2) Зайти в раздел «Правописание», проставить необходимые галочки, нажать ОК:
Для MS Word 2003
Сервис > Параметры > Правописание. Установите флажок «Автоматически проверять орфографию»:
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In this chapter, we will discuss how to check spelling and grammar in Word 2010. Microsoft Word provides a decent Spelling and Grammar Checker which enables you to search for and correct all spelling and grammar mistakes in your document. Word is intelligent enough to identify misspelled or misused, as well as grammar errors and underlines them as follows.
- A red underline beneath spelling errors.
- A green underline beneath grammar errors.
- A blue line under correctly spelled but misused words.
Check Spelling and Grammar using Review tab
Here is the simple procedure to find out the spelling mistakes and fix them −
Step 1 − Click the Review tab and then click the Spelling & Grammar button.
Step 2 − A Spelling and Grammar dialog box will appear and will display the wrong spellings or errors in grammar. You will also get suggestions to correct as shown below −
Now you have following options to fix the spelling mistakes −
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Ignore − If you are willing to ignore a word, then click this button and Word ignores the word throughout the document.
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Ignore All − Like Ignore, but this ignores all occurrences of the same misspelling, not just once but throughout the document.
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Add to Dictionary − Choose Add to Dictionary to add the word to the Word spelling dictionary.
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Change − This will change the wrong word using the suggested correct word.
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Change All − Like Change, but this changes all occurrences of the same misspelling, not just once but throughout the document.
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AutoCorrect − If you select a suggestion, Word creates an AutoCorrect entry that automatically corrects this spelling error from now on.
Following are the different options in case you have grammatical mistake −
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Next Sentence − You can click Next Sentence to direct the grammar checker to skip ahead to the next sentence.
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Explain − The grammar checker displays a description of the rule that caused the sentence to be flagged as a possible error.
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Options − This will open the Word Options dialog box to allow you to change the behavior of the grammar checker or spelling options.
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Undo − This will undo the last grammar changed.
Step 3 − Select one of the given suggestions you want to use and click the Change option to fix the spelling or grammar mistake and repeat the step to fix all the spelling or grammar mistake.
Step 4 − Word displays a dialog box when it finishes checking for spelling and grammar mistakes, finally Click OK.
Check Spelling and Grammar using Right Click
If you will right-click the mouse button over a misspelled word, then it will show you the correct suggestions and the above mentioned options to fix the spelling or grammar mistake. Try it yourself.