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Limit spell check to only a selected word
I refer to Word 2003 running on a Windows XP computer. I want to limit spell
checking to only the word that I select. If I recall correctly, I could spell check a word by selecting it and then clicking on the Spelling and Grammar icon (the letters "ABC" above a checkmark) on the Standard toolbar. The spell check would check only the selected word, I could correct if appropriate, and then spell check would then offer the option of checking the rest of the document. I wold check "no". When I do that now, the spell checker does not start with the selected word if another word is misspelled in the same paragraph. In this case, the spell checker starts with the previously misspelled word and then makes its way to the word that I want checked. I understand that I can right click on the word that I want spell checked, then click in the Spelling and Grammar icon, decide. But then the spell checker continues to the next misspelled word. I would go to the right-click mode of accessing spell checker if I cold limit the action to only the word that I want checked. One way or another, how can I limit spell checking to only the word that I select and want spell checked? Thank you. |
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Limit spell check to only a selected word
There are [at least] two ways to limit it.
When I select a Word and then click on the Spelling tool, after accepting a suggestion, Word tells me that it's finished checking the selection and asks if I want to continue. If I don't want to, clicking No closes the spelling and ancillary dialog. Alternatively, if I right click on a misspelled word, Word gives me a list of suggested corrections at the top of the right-click popup menu. If I accept one of the suggestions, Word stops at that point and doesn't move to the next misspelling. If you're not seeing the suggestion list, choose Tools - Options - Spelling and Grammar, and make sure that Always suggest corrections is checked. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "MichBALT" wrote in message ... I refer to Word 2003 running on a Windows XP computer. I want to limit spell checking to only the word that I select. If I recall correctly, I could spell check a word by selecting it and then clicking on the Spelling and Grammar icon (the letters "ABC" above a checkmark) on the Standard toolbar. The spell check would check only the selected word, I could correct if appropriate, and then spell check would then offer the option of checking the rest of the document. I wold check "no". When I do that now, the spell checker does not start with the selected word if another word is misspelled in the same paragraph. In this case, the spell checker starts with the previously misspelled word and then makes its way to the word that I want checked. I understand that I can right click on the word that I want spell checked, then click in the Spelling and Grammar icon, decide. But then the spell checker continues to the next misspelled word. I would go to the right-click mode of accessing spell checker if I cold limit the action to only the word that I want checked. One way or another, how can I limit spell checking to only the word that I select and want spell checked? Thank you. |
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"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
There are [at least] two ways to limit it. When I select a Word and then click on the Spelling tool, after accepting a suggestion, Word tells me that it's finished checking the selection and asks if I want to continue. If I don't want to, clicking No closes the spelling and ancillary dialog. Thank you for your reply. I noted that this does not work for me any more. As I wrote: If I recall correctly, I could spell check a word by selecting it and then clicking on the Spelling and Grammar icon (the letters "ABC" above a checkmark) on the Standard toolbar. The spell check would check only the selected word, I could correct if appropriate, and then spell check would then offer the option of checking the rest of the document. I wold check "no". When I do that now, the spell checker does not start with the selected word if another word is misspelled in the same paragraph. In this case, the spell checker starts with the previously misspelled word and then makes its way to the word that I want checked. Is there a way to restore the function? Thanks again. |
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The first step usually is to try starting in Safe mode to see if this
remedies the problem (press Ctrl as Word is starting, and click Yes to starting in safe mode). If the problem goes away in save mode, the usual cause of such problem is: 1. Corrupted Normal.dot 2. Corrupted Data or Options key in the registry. 3. Misbehaving add-in. These articles have steps to take in trying to narrow such problems down: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822645 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820919 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822648 -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "MichBALT" wrote in message ... "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: There are [at least] two ways to limit it. When I select a Word and then click on the Spelling tool, after accepting a suggestion, Word tells me that it's finished checking the selection and asks if I want to continue. If I don't want to, clicking No closes the spelling and ancillary dialog. Thank you for your reply. I noted that this does not work for me any more. As I wrote: If I recall correctly, I could spell check a word by selecting it and then clicking on the Spelling and Grammar icon (the letters "ABC" above a checkmark) on the Standard toolbar. The spell check would check only the selected word, I could correct if appropriate, and then spell check would then offer the option of checking the rest of the document. I wold check "no". When I do that now, the spell checker does not start with the selected word if another word is misspelled in the same paragraph. In this case, the spell checker starts with the previously misspelled word and then makes its way to the word that I want checked. Is there a way to restore the function? Thanks again. |
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Limit spell check to only a selected word
With your cursor anywhere in the misspelled word, press Shift + F10 to
bring up the context menu with the same choices you get in the abc dialog box. Arrow keys and Enter will confirm your selection. Cheryl On May 6, 9:12 am, MichBALT wrote: I refer to Word 2003 running on a Windows XP computer. I want to limit spell checking to only the word that I select. If I recall correctly, I could spell check a word by selecting it and then clicking on the Spelling and Grammar icon (the letters "ABC" above a checkmark) on the Standard toolbar. The spell check would check only the selected word, I could correct if appropriate, and then spell check would then offer the option of checking the rest of the document. I wold check "no". When I do that now, the spell checker does not start with the selected word if another word is misspelled in the same paragraph. In this case, the spell checker starts with the previously misspelled word and then makes its way to the word that I want checked. I understand that I can right click on the word that I want spell checked, then click in the Spelling and Grammar icon, decide. But then the spell checker continues to the next misspelled word. I would go to the right-click mode of accessing spell checker if I cold limit the action to only the word that I want checked. One way or another, how can I limit spell checking to only the word that I select and want spell checked? Thank you. |
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"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
The first step usually is to try starting in Safe mode to see if this remedies the problem (press Ctrl as Word is starting, and click Yes to starting in safe mode). If the problem goes away in save mode, the usual cause of such problem is.... Thank you for this suggestion. The problem persists even in safe mode. Any other suggestions? I could follow up with the troubleshooting routes that you suggested, or perhaps uninstall and reinstall. Thanks for the tip about starting Word in safe mode simply by pressing the CTRL key while Word is starting. I thought that to start in mode, the F8 key has to be tapped while the system is booted. |
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F8 starts *Windows* in Safe Mode. Office Safe Mode is something different.
See "WD2002: About Office Safe Mode in Word" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291013 -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "MichBALT" wrote in message ... "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: The first step usually is to try starting in Safe mode to see if this remedies the problem (press Ctrl as Word is starting, and click Yes to starting in safe mode). If the problem goes away in save mode, the usual cause of such problem is.... Thank you for this suggestion. The problem persists even in safe mode. Any other suggestions? I could follow up with the troubleshooting routes that you suggested, or perhaps uninstall and reinstall. Thanks for the tip about starting Word in safe mode simply by pressing the CTRL key while Word is starting. I thought that to start in mode, the F8 key has to be tapped while the system is booted. |
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No. F8 has to do with starting Windows in Safe mode. For Word, it's a bit
less drastic. If Word still has the problem in safe mode, my next step would be to try creating a new user profile to see if the problem exists there. If it does, I would try doing a Repair to see if the problem is with a damaged file. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Author of the Word 2007 Bible Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com Web: http://www.herbtyson.com "MichBALT" wrote in message ... "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: The first step usually is to try starting in Safe mode to see if this remedies the problem (press Ctrl as Word is starting, and click Yes to starting in safe mode). If the problem goes away in save mode, the usual cause of such problem is.... Thank you for this suggestion. The problem persists even in safe mode. Any other suggestions? I could follow up with the troubleshooting routes that you suggested, or perhaps uninstall and reinstall. Thanks for the tip about starting Word in safe mode simply by pressing the CTRL key while Word is starting. I thought that to start in mode, the F8 key has to be tapped while the system is booted. |
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