Have you ever had one of those days where you’re finishing an important document, but the spell check in Microsoft Word isn’t working correctly? Sometimes you can’t check one document, and other times you can’t spell-check any document. And sometimes, it’s several words. In this troubleshooting tutorial, I’ll show several fixes.
I’ve encountered this annoyance many times. Usually, I can solve the issue with the steps below unless it’s a protected Microsoft Word document. However, one reason you want to correct this issue is that it may interfere with calculating your Word readability statistics.
Spell Check Not Working – (1 Document)
Sometimes Word’s spell check will only work for one document. However, you can open other Microsoft Word documents, and spell check works. The problem is probably with the preferred languages or formatting settings.
Verify Your Language & Check Spelling Options
- Open the problem document.
- Press the Ctrl + A keys to select the entire text.
- From the Review tab, select Language then Set Proofing Language…
- In the Language dialog box make sure the correct default language is selected.
- Verify the checkbox Do not check spelling or grammar is unchecked.
- Click OK.
- Recheck your document
I wish the above method were foolproof. Highlighting the entire document would overwrite all paragraph settings throughout. On older versions of Microsoft Word, I would get the following message as shown below. However, in Microsoft 365, I no longer get this alert even if I have spelling errors.
This alert message suggests that your document has a section marked “Do not check spelling or grammar.” Unfortunately, I don’t know any easy way to find these marks. So instead, I find a paragraph with a spelling mistake, highlight it, and press Shift + F1.
This opens the Reveal Formatting pane, where you can verify that your correct language is what you expect and if the paragraph has spell check turned off. In the example below, the highlighted paragraph is coded not to check for spelling.
Tip: If you don’t see the pane, you may have some sort of Function lock on your keyboard. Generally, these keyboards have an F Lock key on the top row because there are other functions mapped. Other keyboards may use an Fn key.
In the above example, I misspelled the word “government”. Word did not flag this instance because the paragraph was marked not to do spelling or grammar checks.
To fix the issue, highlight your paragraph and click the Language link in the Reveal Formatting dialog. This will open the Language dialog box, and you can deselect the check spelling or grammar option checkbox.
Are Multiple Proofing Languages Set
Looking at the screen print above, you’ll notice that I have three proofing languages above the double line. They are variations of English for Australia, Canada, United States. Word can get confused if you don’t enable “Detect language automatically“.
According to this support page, Microsoft noted several suggestions:
- Automatic language detection requires that a sentence of text be written in that language. Depending on the length of your sentences, you might need to type several sentences before Word has enough contextual information to automatically detect the language and apply the correct dictionary.
- Words that are spelled the same way in several languages, such as “centre” in English (United Kingdom) and French (France) might cause the Detect language automatically check box to incorrectly identify the language of text. To solve this problem, type more words in the language you want, or clear the Detect language automatically check box.
Review Your Proofing Exception Options
You should check another setting, as there is a Word option where you can elect to hide spelling errors. You can set this option on an individual file.
- Click the File tab.
- From the left panel, select Options.
- In the Word Options dialog, click Proofing.
- Scroll to the bottom area called Exceptions for:
- Check to see if the Hide spelling errors in this document only check box is enabled.
Spell Check Not Working – (All Documents)
This second problem can be a real annoyance with many variations. The suggestions range from easy to a Microsoft Windows registry change.
Option 1: Verify the “check spelling as you type” Feature
This feature is an option to see your mistakes as they happen. In some cases, I’ve seen toggling this check box “on” and “off” fix the problem. Additionally, those red squiggly underlines might be from the Word Exclusion Dictionary.
To verify Spelling and Grammar Checkers are on,
- Click the File tab.
- From the left menu, select Options at the bottom.
- In the Word Options dialog, click Proofing.
- Check the boxes for Check spelling as you type and Mark grammar errors as you type. (See picture above.)
- Click OK.
Note: For older versions of Word, use the Check Document feature on your Review tab.
Option 2: Check for Conflicting Word Add-in
Still, your problem may be caused by a combination of factors such as another Word add-in. The way to verify this is to see if the spellchecker works in “safe mode”. Safe Mode is a reduced functionality state where Microsoft Word loads without add-ins.
- Hold down your Ctrl key and then press the icon or menu option for Microsoft Word.
- Click Yes when the Safe Mode dialog appears.
- Open up your document.
- Press F7 to run spell-check.
If the spellchecker works, you need to figure out which add-in is causing the problem. There are two areas where you may see these.
The first is from the Insert tab.
If you click My Add-ins, you will see your installed items. If you hover over an item, a 3-dot menu will appear where you can remove the item.
Additionally, you can access this area from the Word Options dialog box under Add-ins. Hopefully, you recognize an add-in name such as Grammarly. Then you can press the Go button.
You’ll then get a COM Add-ins dialog where you can uncheck the box so it won’t load or remove it.
I’d suggest closing Word and reopening your document before checking again.
Option 3: Rename Your Word Template
Your Microsoft Word document template, which is either normal.dot or normal.dotm, might also be causing an issue. You can find these files in your Microsoft Templates folder. When you rename the template, Word will reset to the default settings.
Because your global template file has your settings, I would recommend renaming the file to something like normalPRV.dot or normalPRV.dotm so you can change the name if this suggestion doesn’t work.
Tip: If you need to confirm the location of your template you can press your Windows key 
+ r. This will open the Run dialog, where you can copy and paste the command below.
%appdata%MicrosoftTemplates
Option 4: Try Detect and Repair
Now and then, I have the spell-check feature go wonky after some other software update or hardware change. For example, a registry entry has become corrupted. In these rare cases, you may have to repair your installation.
Option 5: Rename a Windows Registry Folder
I don’t like giving instructions on using the Windows registry. But sometimes, this online repair works. If you’re unfamiliar with this area, I strongly recommend reading Microsoft’s https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-server/performance/windows-registry-advanced-users.
As with an earlier suggestion, I rename the folder rather than deleting it. Some people rely on third-party dictionaries that may use some of these entries. If you find after renaming the folder, your 3rd party dictionary doesn’t work; you can revert the changes.
To rename the Proofing Tools folder,
- Close Word.
- Press the Windows key + R.
- In the Run dialog box type regedit.
- Click the OK button.
- Expand the left pane to HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Shared Tools| Proofing Tools
- Right-click the folder named 1.0
- Select Rename from the menu.
- Rename folder to 1PRV.0
- Close regedit.
- Restart Microsoft Word.
Specific Word Isn’t Flagged as Misspelled
Sometimes, you’ve run through the steps above and Word still doesn’t flag an item that is misspelled. This can be frustrating, but sometimes the problem is us. Yes, I have misspelled words when adding them to Word’s custom spell check dictionary. That’s why I also created an exclude dictionary for Word.
Check Your Custom Dictionary
- Click the File tab.
- From the left menu, select Options at the bottom.
- In the Word Options dialog, click Proofing.
- Scroll down to When correcting spelling in Microsoft Office program section.
- Click the Custom Dictionaries… button.
- Click the Edit Word List… button.
- Find your misspelled word and delete it.
- Add correct variation if needed.
- Click OK.
Try Another Online Option & Then Fix
This isn’t a fix for the problem, but it buys you time if you’ve got a deliverable. In the interim, you can save your document and try to open or copy it to another online word processor such as Google Docs or Microsoft Word Online. You will need to have an online account. Once you’ve imported your document, use that system’s spell-checker.
Hopefully, these solutions helped you isolate why spell-check wasn’t working. Now, you can continue to write your great novel, business proposal, letter, or tutorial.
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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.
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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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How to Fix the Spell Check Not Working in Word
Spell check in Word is one of the features in Microsoft Word that make typing up documents an easy task. You can breeze through projects much more efficiently without worrying about your spelling and grammatical errors. This is why it’s a serious issue when the spell check feature in Word isn’t working.
We’re here to help you restore the spelling and grammatical check no matter what caused it to stop working in the first place. While the cause of the error can be different for everyone, it’s usually related to misconfigured settings or issues in Word itself.
Jump To Solution:
- How to manually check spelling and grammar in Word
- How to use the Spell Check in Word and Check Grammar in Office
- Show errors automatically while you work
- Why is Spell Check Not Working in Word?
- Problem a: How to Fix Spell check Not Working for a Specific Document
- Solution 1. Check your Language settings
- Solution 2. Check the Proofing Exception options
- Problem b: How to fix spell check not working in any Word document
- Solution 1. Verify the “Check spelling as you type” feature is on
- Solution 2. Repair Microsoft Word with the Office repair tool
- Solution 3. Rename a Windows Registry folder
- Solution 4. Verify that a Word add-in isn’t interfering with the spell checker
- Solution 5: Rename Your Word Template
Note: Please note that the methods below apply to Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, Word 2010, and Word for Office 365.
How to manually check spelling and grammar in Word
- Click the «Review» tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
- In the ribbon, click «Spelling & Grammar.»
- If there are any spelling or grammar issues, the Spelling and Grammar dialog box will appear. You’ll see a list of suggestions for each potential error.
How to use the Spell Check in Word and Check Grammar in Office
Here are some tricks and tips to use spell check in Microsoft Word:
- Run the spelling and grammar checker. To start a check of the spelling and grammar in your document, just press F7.
Show errors automatically while you work
Most Office programs, including MS Word, 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 unavailable 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).
The spell check in MS Office marks potential spelling errors with a red squiggly line and potential grammatical errors with a blue squiggly line.
If spelling or grammatical errors aren’t marked, automatic checking might be turned off. You may need to turn it on.
When you see a spelling or grammatical error 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.
Spell check might not work in Word for several reasons, here’re the most common causes.
- The different language is set as default.
- The speller add-in is disabled.
- Proofing tools aren’t installed.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftShared ToolsProofingTools1.0Overrideen-US causing the error.
If you’ve noticed that spell check only seems to stop working in one specific document, you can use one of the methods below to fix this. The problem is usually related to language or formatting settings in cases like this.
Problem a: How to Fix Spell check Not Working for a Specific Document
If the spell check is not working for a specific document, the problem could be with formatting or language settings. Follow the solutions below to solve this problem for a specific document.
Solution 1. Check your Language settings
- Open the Word document you’ve been having spell-checking issues with.
- Press the Ctrl + A keys on your keyboard (Command + A on a Mac) to select the entire document.
- Switch to the Review tab in your Ribbon, then select the Language button and choose Set Proofing Language… from the drop-down menu.
- The Language window will open up. Here, make sure that the «Do not check spelling or grammar» box is unchecked.
- Click the OK button.
- Check if your spell checker works after applying this fix.
Solution 2. Check the Proofing Exception options
- Open the Word document you’ve been having spell-checking issues with.
- Click on File from the Ribbon, then select Options. The Word Options window should open up.
- Go to the Proofing tab in the left-side panel.
- Look for the Exceptions for: (Document name) section in the right-side panel.
- Make sure that the Hide spelling errors in this document only and Hide grammar errors in this document only boxes are both unchecked.
- Click the OK button to save your changes.
- Check if the spell checker works.
Problem b: How to fix spell check not working in any Word document
If neither of the methods above seemed to fix your issue, you might have errors with Word. In the next section, we’ll discuss further solutions to fix the spell checker not working at all in various versions of Word.
Solution 1. Verify the “Check spelling as you type” feature is on
- From the menu click File tab > Options. This will open up the Word Options in a new window.
- Next, select Proofing.
- Make sure to select both the Check spelling as you type and the Mark grammar errors as you type options under the When correcting spelling and grammar in Word section.
- Click on the Recheck Document button to test if Word’s spell check works after turning these features on.
- Click the OK button to save your changes.
Solution 2. Repair Microsoft Word with the Office repair tool
These instructions apply only to Windows 10 operating systems. If you need instructions for other versions of Windows, please navigate to the Repair an Office application page on Microsoft’s website and select your operating system.
- Open the Settings window by using the Windows + S keyboard shortcut.
- Click on the Apps and Features button.
- Scroll down and select the version of Microsoft Word you want to repair.
- Click on the Modify button.
- Depending on your installation, follow the steps below:
- MSI-based: In the Change your installation section, select Repair then click Continue.
- Click-to-Run: In the How would you like to repair your Office Programs window, select Online Repair. Next, choose Repair.
- Follow any on-screen instructions to repair Word, then check if the spell checker works.
Solution 3. Rename a Windows Registry folder
- Completely exit out of Word.
- Press the Windows + R keys on your keyboard to open the Run utility.
- Type in “regedit” without the quotation marks and click the OK button. This will launch up the Registry Editor.
- Navigate to the following key using the panel on the left-hand side: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftShared ToolsProofing Tools
- Select the folder named 1.0 then right-click on it and choose Rename.
- Rename the folder to 1PRV.0 and click the OK button.
- Close the Registry Editor and re-launch Microsoft Word to check if your spell check works.
Solution 4. Verify that a Word add-in isn’t interfering with the spell checker
- Completely exit out of Word.
- Hold down the Ctrl key and double-click on the icon you use to launch Word. This will attempt starting Word in Safe mode.
- When prompted, click Yes to allow Word to run in Safe mode.
- Open up any document you’ve been having problems with and press the F7 key to perform a spell check.
- If the spell check works, you most likely have an add-in that interferes with the default spell checker in Word. Make sure to find and disable this add-in to be able to use the spell checker without having to launch in Safe mode.
Solution 5: Rename Your Word Template
If all the above solutions don’t work for you, then we recommend renaming your word template «normal.dotm.» Follow the procedure below.
- Press Windows key + R. This will open the Run utility dialog box
- Copy and Paste this text «%appdata%MicrosoftTemplates» on the dialog box without the quotes.
- Click Ok
Proceed and rename the normal.dotm to something like Fixednormal.dotm.
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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!
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It includes Classic Menu for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, Visio and Project 2010, 2013 and 2016. |
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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.
When Microsoft Word 2013 refuses to spell check it’s usually because it’s been disabled for the selected language in the particular document.
Some templates have this option enabled by design to hide the red or green underlines for words that aren’t in the default dictionary. This can result in spelling and grammar mistakes being released in the final document.
How to enable spell checking for a particular document
- Open the word document which is failing to spell check
- Select all the text by pressing Ctrl + A on the keyboard
- Select the ‘REVIEW’ tab at the top of the window
- Click on the ‘Language‘ button then select ‘Set Proofing Language’
- Ensure the correct language is selected in the list and the ‘Do not check spelling or grammar’ option is not selected – empty, not ticked, not a blue square
- Click ‘OK’ to save the changes
If this doesn’t resolve the spell checking issues you may need to enable spell checking from the options menu.
- With Microsoft Word open, select the ‘FILE’ menu then select ‘Options’
- Select ‘Proofing’ from the left hand menu
- Under ‘Exceptions for’ ensure that both options are not enabled.
How to enable spell checking for all new documents
If you’ve found that all new documents have the spell check disabled, you can use these steps to enable the spell check by default.
- With Microsoft Word open, select the ‘FILE’ menu then select ‘Options’
- Select ‘Proofing’ from the left hand menu
- Under ‘Exceptions for’ select ‘All New Documents’
- Ensure that both options are not enabled
