And if you want to suppress it for a single document, right-click on the
Spelling & Grammar Status icon on the status bar and click Hide Spelling
Errors (or check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document" on the
Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options).

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"Luc" wrote in message
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Dave,
Go to Tools - options - spelling tab - remove the check next to the first
item in the section for spelling, spell check as you type I think it must
be
called.
Luc
"Dave" schreef in bericht
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How can I turn off the red underlining for misspelled words in Word
2003?