How to do spell check on word

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: 

  • Automatic spelling and grammar checking is not available in Access, Excel, or Project. You can manually start a spell check by pressing F7.

  • 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:

  1. Open the spelling and grammar options:

    • In OneNote, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word: On the File menu, click Options, and then click Proofing.

    • In InfoPath: On the Home tab, click the arrow next to or under Spelling, and then click Spelling Options.

    • In Outlook: On the File menu, click Options, and click Mail, and then click Spelling and Autocorrect.

  2. 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.

    The Check Spelling 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. 

    Screenshot showing hide spelling and grammar errors in this document only.

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:

  1. Open the spelling and grammar options:

    • In OneNote, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word: On the File menu, click Options, and then click Proofing.

    • In InfoPath: On the Home tab, click the arrow next to or under Spelling, and then click Spelling Options.

    • In Outlook: On the File menu, click Options, and click Mail, and then click Spelling and Autocorrect.

  2. Clear the Mark grammar errors as you type and Check grammar with spelling check boxes.

    Grammar 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:

  1. Open the document or item that you want to check.

  2. On the File menu, click Options > Proofing> Recheck Document. In Outlook you’ll find this under File > Options > Mail > Spelling and Autocorrect

  3. Click Yes when you see the warning message about resetting the spelling and grammar checker.

  4. 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.

Grammatical error with contextual menu showing options for correcting it

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

  1. On the Word menu, click Preferences > Spelling & Grammar.

  2. In the Spelling & Grammar dialog box, under Spelling, check or clear the Check spelling as you type box.

  3. Under Grammar, check or clear the Check grammar as you type box.

  4. Close the dialog box to save your changes.

  1. On the Review tab, click Spelling & Grammar.

  2. 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.

  3. To fix an error, do one of the following:

    • Type the correction in the box and then click Change.

    • Under Suggestions, click the word you want to use, and then click Change.

    To skip the error, do one of the following:

    • Click Ignore to skip only that instance of the error.

    • Click Ignore All to skip all instances of the error.

    • 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  1. Open the document that needs to be checked.

  2. On the Tools menu, point to Spelling and Grammar, and then click Reset Ignored Words and Grammar.

    To clear the lists of words and grammar that Word ignores, click Reset Ignored Words and Grammar.

    Word displays a warning about the operation resetting the spelling checker and the grammar checker.

    Cause Word to check for spelling and grammar that you told Word to ignore earlier by clicking Yes.

  3. Click Yes to proceed.

  4. 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.

  1. When you see a word with a dashed underline, Control click the word or phrase and choose one of the options.

    Spelling error with menu showing options for correcting it

  2. On the shortcut menu, do one of the following:

    • Click one of the guesses at the top of the shortcut menu.

    • Click Ignore Spelling to ignore one instance of the word.

    • Click Learn Spelling to add the word to the spelling dictionary.

After opening an email message:

  • 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.

  • 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.

Check spelling as your type preference

You can correct all the spelling and grammar issues at the same time after you finish composing a message or other items.

  1. On the Edit menu, point to Spelling and Grammar, and then click Spelling and Grammar

  2. Do any of the following:

    • 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.

    • Click Ignore to ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word.

    • Click Add to add the word to the spelling dictionary.

Tip: The keyboard shortcut for skipping to the next spelling or grammar error is The Command button.+ ; .

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.

  1. On the PowerPoint menu, click Preferences > Spelling.

  2. In the Spelling dialog box, select or clear the Check spelling as you type box.

  1. On the Review tab, click Spelling.

  2. If PowerPoint finds a potential error, the Spelling pane opens and spelling errors are shown.

  3. To fix an error, do one of the following:

    • Correct the error on your slide.

    • Click one of the suggested words in the Spelling pane, and then click Change.

    To skip the error, do one of the following:

    • Click Ignore to skip only that instance of the error.

    • Click Ignore All to skip all instances of the error.

    • click Add to skip a misspelled word in all documents and add it to the dictionary.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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

Microsoft Editor runs in Word for Microsoft 365 to analyze your document and offer suggestions for spelling, grammar, and stylistic issues, like making sentences more concise, choosing simpler words, or writing with more formality.

To use Editor, on the Home tab choose Editor.

Choose Editor on the Home tab or press F7 to open the Editor pane.

Reviewing suggestions

To focus on the issues you care most about, choose a correction or refinement type, like Grammar or Clarity. Then, use the arrows near the top of the pane to step through each of that type of issue.

Move directly from one issue to the next at the top of the Editor pane.

Choose a suggestion to incorporate it into your document. If you don’t like the suggestion, choose Ignore Once. Or, if you never want this type of suggestion, choose Don’t check for this issue.

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Choose a suggestion to incorporate it into your document.

Note: If you change your mind about an issue you ignored, close and reopen the document, and go back to Editor. Editor will find the issue again.

Tailor what Editor checks for 

By default, Editor checks for several categories of issues, and the suggestions may or may not suit your writing style. To finely tune Editor for suggestions you want, do the following:

  1. In the Editor pane, choose Settings.
    In the Editor pane, choose Settings.

  2. In the Word Options dialog box, next to Grammar & Refinements, choose Settings.
    In the Word Options dialog box, next to Grammar & Refinements, choose Settings

  3. Scroll through the list of options. Select issues you want Editor to check, and clear the issues you want Editor to ignore.

    Note: Choosing Reset All returns to the default settings.

  4. Choose OK.

Tip: Editor is designed to empower you to bring out the best in your writing. We are continually making updates to its suggestions and experimenting to learn which suggestions are most welcome. If you have feedback for us, choose Help Improve Office? at the top of the Word window to open the Feedback pane.
Choose the Help Improve Office? icon at the top of the Word window to open the Feedback pane.

You might notice Editor’s red, blue, and purple underlines in your document even when the Editor pane is closed. That’s because Editor is always running in the background, checking for spelling, grammar, and some style issues.

Right-click the underlined text to see the suggestion. Use context menu to:

  • Listen to the suggestion by clicking the arrow next to the suggestion and then choosing Read Aloud.

  • Skip this instance of the issue by choosing Ignore Once.

  • Tell Editor to stop checking for this issue by choosing Don’t check for this issue.

  • Fine tune the settings for this type of issue by choosing the Options link.

  • Get more information about the issue by choosing See More.

The Editor context menu gives you several options for the current suggestion.

Your document might be written in more than one language, or you might want to switch to another language for Editor to check. If you are set up to use multiple authoring languages (File > Options > Language), Word detects the language you’re writing in, and Editor will check for issues in that language.

However, you might be writing in a language that Word doesn’t detect automatically. In that case, you can get Editor to check text in that language by selecting the text and going to Review Language Set Proofing Language, and then choose your language.

Choose Set Proofing Language from the Language menu on the Review tab.

When Editor is checking more than one language, the Editor pane lists corrections and refinements for each language in the document. 

Corrections and refinements are listed per language in the Editor pane.

For information about the issues that Editor checks in various languages, see Editor’s spelling, grammar, and refinement availability by language.

When you work on documents in Word on the web, Editor provides a rich set of features that are coming soon to Word for Windows. Even when you’re not using Word, the Editor browser extension helps you with writing on websites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Gmail.

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Word marks spelling, grammar, and stylistic issues with an underline. Right-click the underlined word, and then choose the suggestion you want, or learn more about the error and how to correct it.

Or, open the Editor pane to address issues by category.

  1. On the Review tab, select Check Document.

    Showing Check Document under Review tab

  2. The Editor pane categorizes spelling, grammar, and stylistic issues.

    Showing Overview of proofing issues

  3. Click each category to address the issues.

    Note: For keyboard shortcuts in the Editor pane, there’s no need to press Alt. Just use the underlined letter to select the command (like i for Ignore Once, g for Ignore All, etc) .

  1. In the Editor pane, click Settings.

  2. Under When correcting spelling and grammar in Word, select Settings

  3. For Writing Style, select Grammar & Refinements .

  4. Scroll down to see all of the options available, and select or clear the rules you want. The settings apply to all the documents that you edit, not just the current one.

Requirements and availability of the Editor pane include the following:

  • Internet connection: Make sure your connection is working.

  • Intelligent Services switched on: Go to File > Options > General and turn on Office Intelligence Services.

  • Language availability: For information about the issues that Word checks for in various languages, see Editor’s spelling, grammar, and refinement availability by language.

Word marks spelling, grammar, and stylistic issues with an underline. Control-click the word or phrase and choose one of the options.

If Word incorrectly underlined 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. 

If spelling or grammatical errors aren’t underlined, you might need to turn on automatic spelling and grammar checking, as follows. 

Turn on (or off) automatic spelling and grammar checking

  1. On the Word menu, click Preferences > Spelling & Grammar.

  2. In the Spelling & Grammar dialog box, under Spelling, check or clear the Check spelling as you type box.

  3. Under Grammar, check or clear the Check grammar as you type box.

  4. Close the dialog box to save your changes.

  1. On the Review tab, click Spelling & Grammar.

  2. Word displays the issues it finds in the Spelling & Grammar dialog box.

  3. To address an issue, do one of the following:

    • Type the correction in the box and then click Change.

    • Under Suggestions, click the word you want to use, and then click Change.

    To skip the error, do one of the following:

    • Click Ignore Once to skip only that instance of the error.

    • Click Ignore All to skip all instances of the error.

    • 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 spelling. You can’t add custom grammar to the dictionary.

  4. After you correct, ignore, or skip an issue, 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.

  5. 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.

  1. Open the document that needs to be checked.

  2. On the Tools menu, point to Spelling and Grammar, and then click Reset Ignored Words and Grammar.

    To clear the lists of words and grammar that Word ignores, click Reset Ignored Words and Grammar.

    Word displays a warning about the operation resetting the spelling checker and the grammar checker.

    Cause Word to check for spelling and grammar that you told Word to ignore earlier by clicking Yes.

  3. Click Yes to proceed.

  4. Click the Review tab, and then click Spelling & Grammar to check spelling and grammar.

Word marks potential spelling errors with a red squiggly line, and potential grammatical errors are marked with a blue squiggly line.

Right-click on the underlined word or phrase and choose a correction, or ignore the suggestion.

Note: If Word is flagging words as misspelled but you have it spelled the way you want it, select Add to Dictionary to teach Word 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:

  1. On the File menu, click Options, and then click Proofing.

  2. Select or clear the Check spelling as you type and Mark grammar errors as you type check boxes.

    The Check Spelling As You Type check box

    Note: You can turn the spelling checker on or off for the document you’re 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 Word to check grammar at all (either when running a spell check or automatically as you type), you can turn it off:

  1. On the File menu, click Options, and then click Proofing.

  2. Clear the Mark grammar errors as you type and Check grammar with spelling check boxes.

    Grammar check boxes

  1. On the File menu, click Options > Proofing> Recheck Document.

  2. Click Yes when you see the warning message about resetting the spelling and grammar checker.

  3. Click OK in the dialog box to get back to the document, and then run the spelling and grammar checker again.

See also

For more information about Microsoft Editor, see Microsoft Editor checks grammar and more in documents, mail, and the web.

For more topics on spelling and grammar, see Spelling and grammar in Word.

To try Microsoft Editor for yourself, download the Editor in Word Tutorial.


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Microsoft Word has a built-in spellchecker for all your important documents and assignments. To find it, click the «Review» tab, click the down arrow next to «Spelling and Grammar,» and then choose «Spelling.» If you’re ever unsure about a spelling, Word will also point out any errors with a red squiggly line. Grammar is also automatically checked and indicated by a blue or green line. This wikiHow teaches you how to do a spelling and grammar check in Microsoft Word using your Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Things You Should Know

  • To run a spell check, click the «Review» tab. Click the down-arrow next to «Spelling and Grammar» and select «Spelling».
  • Click a suggestion to apply it, or click «Ignore once», «Ignore all», or «Add to dictionary».
  • On mobile, find a word with a red squiggly line underneath it. Tap a suggestion from the pop-up menu.
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    Click Review. This is at the top toolbar, between Mailings and View.

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    Click the down-arrow next to «Spelling and Grammar». A pop-up menu will open.

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    Select Spelling. The Editor panel will open on the right side.

    • If you want to check both spelling and grammar at the same time, skip this step and click the abc icon instead
    • You can also press F7 on your keyboard to quickly open the Editor panel. When it’s open, click Spelling.
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    View any errors. The Editor panel will show the nearest spelling (or grammar) error.

    • Spelling errors will appear in red, while grammatical errors will appear in blue or green, depending on your version.
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    Apply an action. Below the error in the Editor panel, you’ll see suggested spellings along with three options: Ignore once, Ignore all, and Add to dictionary.

    • To fix a mistake, click a correction in the suggestion list.
      • If you don’t see any suggestions, Word’s dictionary was not able to find a similar replacement. You’ll need to delete the word and type it again.
    • To skip this instance of the error, click Ignore. To skip all instances of this error in the document, click Ignore All.
    • If you don’t want Word to ever report a certain spelling as incorrect, click Add to dictionary.
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    Select actions for the remaining errors. After you choose an option for the first error, Word will automatically take you to the next. When no more errors are found, you’ll see a confirmation message that says the spelling and grammar check is finished.

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    Click X to close the tool. Be sure to save your document when you’re finished.

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    Open a project in Microsoft Word. This looks like a W on top of a blue square.

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    Look for words or phrases underlined in red, green, or blue. Word is set up to check your spelling and grammar automatically as you type.[1]

    • Spelling mistakes are underlined with a red squiggly line.
    • Grammar issues are underlined with a blue or green line.
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    Click an error. A menu will open.

    • You can also right-click the error for more options.
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    Select an action. You’ll see a few suggestions at the top of the menu.

    • To replace an error with one of the suggestions in the menu, click it now.
    • To ignore the error and remove its squiggly underline, click the slashed circle icon.
    • To add the spelling to your dictionary, click the book icon.
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    Open the Microsoft Word app. Word is available for iOS in the App Store and for Android in the Google Play Store.

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    Enable spell check. Word should automatically have this enabled, but if it isn’t, do the following:

    • Tap the edit icon. This looks like a pencil in front of an A.
    • Tap Home.
    • Tap Review.
    • On Android, tap Spelling. On iOS, tap Proofing Tools and toggle on Spelling.
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    Look for words or phrases underlined in red. Word is set up to check your spelling automatically as you type.

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    Tap an error. A pop-up menu will open with suggestions and actions.

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    Select an action. Tap a suggestion to quickly apply it.

    • Tap Learn to add the spelling to your device’s dictionary.
    • Tap Cut or Delete to delete the word.
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  • 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
  • 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.

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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:

как сделать spell check в word

  • Для Ворд 2013 с обновленным интерфейсом меню имеет следующий вид:

как сделать spell check в word

  • Дальнейшие опции одинаковы для разных выпусков офисного редактора. Слева выбираем пункт «Правописание». А справа находим строчку «Автоматически проверять…» и ставим возле неё галочку.

как сделать spell check в word

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:

как сделать spell check в word

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»:

как сделать spell check в word

  • В появившемся окне отобразятся все установленные программы. Следует найти Word, выделить его и кликнуть по кнопке «Изменить»:

как сделать spell check в word

  • 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»:

как сделать spell check в word

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»:

как сделать spell check в word

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.

 

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:
как сделать spell check в word

3) Выделить нужный язык (например, Русский (Россия)) > Убрать выделение со строки «Не проверять правописание» > нажать ОК:
как сделать spell check в word

Если это не помогает, необходимо включить функцию проверки правописания в принципе.
1) Нажать круглую кнопку в левом верхнем углу экрана > Параметры Word:
как сделать spell check в word

2) Зайти в раздел «Правописание», проставить необходимые галочки, нажать ОК:
как сделать spell check в word

Для MS Word 2003

Сервис > Параметры > Правописание. Установите флажок «Автоматически проверять орфографию»:
как сделать spell check в word

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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 −

  • Ignore − If you are willing to ignore a word, then click this button and Word ignores the word throughout the document.

  • Ignore All − Like Ignore, but this ignores all occurrences of the same misspelling, not just once but throughout the document.

  • Add to Dictionary − Choose Add to Dictionary to add the word to the Word spelling dictionary.

  • Change − This will change the wrong word using the suggested correct word.

  • Change All − Like Change, but this changes all occurrences of the same misspelling, not just once but throughout the document.

  • 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 −

  • Next Sentence − You can click Next Sentence to direct the grammar checker to skip ahead to the next sentence.

  • Explain − The grammar checker displays a description of the rule that caused the sentence to be flagged as a possible error.

  • Options − This will open the Word Options dialog box to allow you to change the behavior of the grammar checker or spelling options.

  • 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.

Click File > Options > Proofing, clear the Check spelling as you type box, and click OK. To turn spell check back on, repeat the process and select the Check spelling as you type box. To check spelling manually, click Review > Spelling & Grammar. But do remember to run spell check.

Contents

  • 1 Why is spell check not working on word?
  • 2 How do I turn spell check on?
  • 3 Why is Outlook not spell checking?
  • 4 What do check spelling and function do in Microsoft Word?
  • 5 How do I check spelling in Word 2010?
  • 6 How do I get spell check on Windows 10?
  • 7 How do you spell spell check?
  • 8 Why is my auto spell check not working?
  • 9 How do you spell check on Mac word?
  • 10 How do I spell check in Outlook?
  • 11 How do I spell check AutoCorrect in Outlook?
  • 12 How do I enable spell check in Outlook 365?
  • 13 What is the shortcut key for spell check in Word?
  • 14 How do I turn spell check on in Word 2013?
  • 15 How will you run a spell check mention the steps?
  • 16 How do I add a word to the dictionary in word?
  • 17 How do I spell check on NotePad Windows 10?
  • 18 Is it spelled check or Cheque?
  • 19 Where is spell check?
  • 20 Why is Microsoft Word saying all my words are spelled wrong?

Why is spell check not working on word?

Select the File tab, and then select Options. In the Word Options dialog box, select Proofing. Make sure that the Check spelling as you type check box is selected in the When correcting spelling and grammar in Word section. Make sure that all check boxes are cleared in the Exception for section.

How do I turn spell check on?

First, pull down the notification shade and tap the gear icon. From there, scroll down to Languages and Input. On Samsung Galaxy devices, this is found under the General Management menu; on Android Oreo, it’s under System. In the Languages and Input menu, find the “Spell Checker” option.

Why is Outlook not spell checking?

Make sure Outlook is set to check your spelling every time you send an email message. Change the default language in Outlook.Run Spell Check manually. Enter multiple misspelled words into a new email message, then select Review > Spelling & Grammar to run the Spelling and Grammar check manually.

What do check spelling and function do in Microsoft Word?

Spell check identifies and corrects misspelled words. It also allows you to search a document yourself for words you know you’ve misspelled. In Microsoft Word, spell check options, like spelling and grammar may be found under the ‘review’ tab and ‘proofing’ window.

How do I check spelling in Word 2010?

Word 2010

  1. Click the File tab and then click Options.
  2. Click Proofing.
  3. Tick the Check spelling as you type check box.
  4. Tick the Mark grammar as you type check box.

How do I get spell check on Windows 10?

Press the “Start” button, then click the settings cog in the bottom left corner, above the power button. Windows autocorrect can be enabled/disabled via the “Autocorrect misspelled words” heading, under “Spelling”. There you can also find “Highlight misspelled words”, which is the Windows 10 spell checker option.

Ironically, there is no official spelling of the term, as “spell-check” and “spell check” are also acceptable. However, “spellcheck” is most common.

Why is my auto spell check not working?

Make sure the Check Spelling as You Type setting is enabled. This is the most likely culprit and simplest 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.

How do you spell check on Mac word?

Check spelling: Choose Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Check Document Now. The first error is highlighted. To show the next error, press Command-Semicolon (;). To see suggested spellings for a word, Control-click it.

How do I spell check in Outlook?

In desktop versions of Outlook, you can check the spelling in your email message at any time by clicking Review > Spelling & Grammar. If you don’t want to check spelling manually for every message—or you’re worried you might forget! —you can set Outlook to check spelling for you every time. Click File > Options > Mail.

How do I spell check AutoCorrect in Outlook?

Turn AutoCorrect on or off in Outlook

  1. Go to File >Options > Mail and select Editor Options.
  2. Select Proofing > AutoCorrect Options.
  3. On the AutoCorrect tab, select or clear Replace text as you type.

How do I enable spell check in Outlook 365?

Click File > Options > Mail. Next, click Spelling and Autocorrect… button. Under the “When correcting spelling in Outlook” section, make sure ‘Check spelling as you type’ box is checked.

What is the shortcut key for spell check in Word?

F7
Open the document you want to check for spelling or grammar mistakes, and then press F7. You can also use the ribbon to start the check. Press Alt+R to open the Review tab, and then press C, 1 to select the Check Document option.

How do I turn spell check on in Word 2013?

How to Turn on Automatic Spell Check in Word 2013

  1. Open Word.
  2. Click File.
  3. Choose Options.
  4. Select Proofing.
  5. Enable Check spelling as you type.
  6. Click OK.

How will you run a spell check mention the steps?

To spell check your entire document, click Review > Proofing > Spelling & Grammar. If the program finds spelling mistakes, a dialog box or task pane appears with the first misspelled word found by the spelling checker. After you’ve fixed a misspelled word using the above steps, Word moves onto the next one misspelled.

How do I add a word to the dictionary in word?

Note: To quickly add a word to a dictionary, right click the word in a document, and select Add to dictionary. The word is added to your default dictionary.

How do I spell check on NotePad Windows 10?

Tap or click “Settings,” then “More PC Settings.” Select the “General” tab, then toggle the on/off switches to enable or disable “Autocorrect Misspelled Words” or “Highlight Misspelled Words.” As you type misspelled words in either NotePad or WordPad, your system will now highlight or autocorrect them.

Is it spelled check or Cheque?

Cheque is the British English spelling for the document used for making a payment, whereas American English uses check. Check also has a number of other uses as a noun (e.g., a check mark, a hit in hockey, etc.) and as a verb (“to inspect,” “to limit,” etc.). You can take this knowledge to the bank.

Where is spell check?

To check spelling in a Word document, open up the document, head to the “Review” tab, then click on “Spelling & Grammar” (part of the “Proofing” group of tools). Then a window will appear showing the first word the program believes to be misspelled. Click through the options to review the whole document.

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.

Spelling mistakes in published documents, personal letters, and work emails can be embarrassing. At worst, your audience may question your expertise or interpret your mistakes as disrespectful. Of course you might have simply made a typo while typing too fast or you just overlooked errors when proofreading. To avoid these mistakes, you can set Word to automatically flag misspelled words and even suggest corrections.

Contents

  1. Turning spell check on and off in Word
  2. Accepting suggested corrections
  3. Checking spelling and grammar manually
  4. Enabling automatic spell checking in older versions of Word

If spell check is turned on, Word marks misspelled words with a wavy red line and flags grammatical errors with a wavy blue line. This way, you can quickly correct misspelled words. However, these highlighted errors can be distracting when you’re writing. For this reason, Word gives you the option of disabling spell check while you type. When it’s time to proofread your work, you can turn on spell check in Word and show the flagged errors. That way you’ll see any spelling mistakes at a glance and can easily correct them.

  1. For spell check to work in Word, you have to set the rightediting language. Select the text (the quickest way to do this is to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A) and then click the language selection box in the status bar.
Selecting the language in the status bar
The status bar shows the language of the text.
  1. Select the desired language.
Selecting the text language
You can set the language of the text manually.

3. Do not rely on the option for detecting the language automatically. This feature often causes errors if the text contains words in other languages. Turn off “Detect language automatically” and click “OK”.

4. Open the “File” tab. Select “Options” and open the “Proofing” group.

5. To turn the Word spelling checker on or off, check or uncheck the boxes for “Check spelling as you type” and “Mark grammar errors as you type”.

Turning off spell check in Word
You can turn the automatic spelling checker on or off at any time.

Accepting suggested corrections

If you turned off AutoCorrect while writing and want to go back and check your spelling in Word, you can turn this feature on by selecting the checkboxes for the options you want to use. However, this feature, especially the grammar check, is more of a helpful aid than a real check. It often misinterprets certain word combinations as errors and does not always detect grammatical errors. For this reason, it’s best not to rely on the automatic proofing tools.

If you right-click a word highlighted with red or blue lines, Word displays a context menu with suggestions that you can apply with a single click. However, if more than two letters are incorrect or mixed up in a word, Word can no longer predict which word you originally intended to use.

Checking spelling and grammar manually

When you click the spell check icon in the status bar, a sidebar appears on the right for correcting spelling and grammar.

Icon for spell check in the status bar
The spell check icon is located next to the language selection box.

This sidebar automatically shows the next error based on the location of your cursor and suggests corrections. You can click on “Ignore” to accept the incorrectly flagged Word. Word will then no longer flag it as an error.

Correcting grammatical errors
Suggested corrections as well as grammar rules are displayed in the sidebar.

The grammar check feature is especially useful because Word points out stylistic issues andgrammar rules that can help you avoid mistakes in the future.

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Enabling automatic spell checking in older versions of Word

The last few versions of Word have an icon showing the status of the spelling checker in the status bar at the bottom of the window. In current versions of Word, you can right-click this icon to display a context menu for customizing the status bar. In older versions of Word, this context menu contained the options “Hide spelling errors” and “Hide grammar errors” and also provided direct access to spell check settings.

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What is Spell Checker in MS Word?

Microsoft Word has a special feature called spell check that allows you to check spelling and grammatical mistakes that you made in the document. Basically spell check is a software tool that identifies the misspelled words present in the document. It also allows you to search a particular word in the document that you know you’ve misspelled in the whole document. 

In Microsoft Word documents, Word’s spell check function is set to automatically check your spelling while you type. Errors in your document will have color-coded underlines reflecting your choices, like red for spelling errors, green for grammar errors, and blue for contextual spelling errors.

Steps to enable Spell Checker in MS Word

Step 1: On the navigation menu bar click on the File option.

Step 2: Next click on the option button as shown in the figure:

Step 3: A word option dialog box will appear on the screen.

Step 4: Now select the Proofing option from the left menu as shown in the figure:

Step 5: Check all boxes as shown in the figure:

Step 6: Next click on the OK button.

Finally, Spell Check is enabled in MS Word.

How to Manually Check Spellings 

Step 1: On the navigation menu bar click on the Review option.

Step 2: Next click on the spellings & grammar option as shown in the figure:

Note – If there is any spelling or grammatical mistake in your Word document, then the following dialog box appears with misspelled words present in the red underlined text.

Step 3: If there is a spelling mistake in the document then it will appear in the red underline text as shown in the figure:

Step 4: Select the correct spelling from the suggestion menu.

Step 5: Next click on the YES option.

Note: If all spellings are correct in your Word document, then the following pop-up window will appear on the screen.

Step 6: Click on the OK option.

Finally, all the spellings and grammars are manually checked.

Shortcut Method to Check Spellings

Step 1: Right-click on the red-underlined word.

A menu with correctly spelled options will appear in which you can select the correct word or you can ignore it.

Step 2: Now choose the correct spelling from the menu as shown in the figure:

These are some of the ways to enable the spell check feature in MS Word.


  • You can spell check in Microsoft Word by using its built-in spelling and grammar checker. 
  • If enabled, it will automatically underline spelling and grammatical errors.
  • You can also open the Spelling & Grammar dialog box to manually check all of the spelling and grammar issues in a document at once.
  • The latest version of Microsoft 365 adds a new Editor pane to Word for enhanced spelling and grammar checking. 

Microsoft Word’s ability to check spelling and grammar can be a professional lifesaver, informing you about embarrassing errors before you share the document with others.

Word can perform in-line spell checks automatically, but if you prefer to disable the feature or want a more comprehensive view, it’s possible to check spelling and grammar manually across a document as well. 

How to check spelling and grammar in Word with the Editor pane

If you are using Microsoft 365, you may see a different way to manually check for spelling and grammar. Instead of the «Spelling & Grammar» button in the Review ribbon, there’s a new «Editor» button. This opens the Editor pane on the right side of the screen. You will see a summary at the top of the screen, so you know how many suggested changes remain, along with details for spelling and grammar below. 

How to spell check in Microsoft Word 5

The new Editor pane offers more detailed spelling and grammar controls.

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Click «Spelling» and you’ll see the word in the context of the surrounding text with suggested changes. The editor also provides brief definitions for these suggestions to make it easier to choose the best option. You can also choose other traditional options like «Ignore» or «Add to dictionary.»

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Below are the different methods for spell-checking a document in many major word processing and text editor programs.

Spell check in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Microsoft Word

All versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook can spell check a document. To spell check a document, follow the steps below.

  1. Open Microsoft Word, Excel, or Outlook, and the document or file you want to edit.
  2. Press F7.

or

  1. Open Microsoft Word, Excel, or Outlook, and the document you want to edit.
  2. Click the Review tab in the Ribbon.
  3. In the Proofing group, click the Spelling or Spelling & Grammar option. If you don’t see that option on the Review tab, click the Editor option in the Proofing group to access the spelling and grammar features.

Following the steps above starts a spell check on the document you’re viewing. Each spelling error found gives options to change the word to one of the available suggestions. If the word is spelled correctly, click Ignore. If the word is misspelled and you believe that spelling error is made throughout your document, click Change All. Or, if you want to change the word to an alternate spelling, select one of the suggestions from the suggestion list and click Change.

Red underline spellcheck

Note

Microsoft products also automatically underline any misspelled word in a red squiggly underline, similar to what is shown in the picture. To correct these misspelled words, right-click the word and choose the correctly spelled word.

Microsoft Notepad and WordPad

Microsoft Notepad and Microsoft WordPad do not have any spell check solution. To spell check a document written in either program, use another program like Microsoft Word or an online solution.

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Corel WordPerfect

All versions of Corel WordPerfect can spell check a document. To spell check a document, follow the steps below.

  1. Open Corel WordPerfect and the document you want to edit.
  2. Press Ctrl+F1 keyboard shortcut.

or

  1. Open Corel WordPerfect and the document you want to edit.
  2. Click Tools.
  3. Click Spell Checker.

OpenOffice Writer and Calc

You can spell check a document in OpenOffice Writer and Calc by following the steps below.

  1. Open OpenOffice Writer or Calc and the document you want to edit.
  2. Press F7.

or

  1. Open OpenOffice Writer or Calc and the document you want to edit.
  2. Click Tools.
  3. Click Spellcheck.

Spell check Google Docs

You can spell check a document in Google Docs by following the steps below.

  1. Open the Google Docs document you want to edit.
  2. Press Ctrl+Alt+X (Command+Alt+X on macOS).

or

  1. Open the Google Docs document you want to edit.
  2. Click Tools in the menu bar.
  3. In the drop-down menu, under Spelling and grammar, select Spelling and grammar check.

Tip

As in Microsoft Word, as you type in Google Docs, any word misspelled is wavy underlined in red. You can right-click any word with a red underline and choose the correct spelling.

Linux, BSD, or macOS terminal

To check the spelling of a plain text file in the terminal of any Unix-like operating system, such as Linux, BSD, macOS, or WSL, use aspell.

For example, to check the spelling of the text file myfile.txt, you can run:

aspell -c myfile.txt

The aspell interface shows a portion of the file on top, with a highlighted word that might be misspelled. Underneath, you are given a set of suggested replacements.

Running aspell from the command line.

  • To replace the highlighted word with one of the suggestions, press that number.
  • To ignore that occurrence of the word, press i. To ignore all occurrences of that word, press I (uppercase i).
  • To manually enter a replacement for this occurrence, press r. To enter a replacement for all occurrences, press R.
  • To add the highlighted word to the aspell dictionary, so it’s always accepted, press the a key. To add the word using lowercase letters (ignoring uppercase in this occurrence), press l (lowercase L).
  • To abort the spellcheck, discarding any changes, press b, Y. To exit immediately without discarding changes, press x.

Installing aspell

The aspell program can be installed with your operating system’s package manager. For example, on Debian, Ubuntu, or Linux Mint, you can install it with apt:

sudo apt install aspell

On FreeBSD, you can install aspell with pkg:

pkg install aspell

On macOS, if you’re using Homebrew, you can install aspell with brew:

brew install aspell

For more information, see: Linux aspell command help and examples.

Other text editors

If the text editor you’re using is not listed above, try searching the program’s online documentation for a spell check solution. You can open the online help for almost any program by pressing F1. If searching the online help finds nothing relating to «spell check,» the program may not offer that function. If this is the case, you may want to consider an alternate program.

Online solutions

Several online services are available to spell check your documents for you. Also, add-ons are available for your web browser that provide a spell checking function.

Perform a search for spell check solutions.

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