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Spell check and Thesaurus on toolbar
I am a writer and a long-time user of Corel 8 WordPerfect and have switched
to Word 2003. I had a spellchecker on my tool bar in which words appeared as I typed them and showed the correct spelling, when necessary, on the tool bar. A drop down on the same tool bar gave thesaurus equivalents for almost any word. How do I get that convenient writing tool on my Word toolbar? Thanks, Dionisio |
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AFAIK, there is no exact match to those features. The equivalent is the automatic spellchecking feature that underlines suspect words in red. Right-clicking the underlined word will produce a list of suggested replacements as well as other options. You can also right-click any word any time to choose Synonyms or Thesaurus from the shortcut menu. It may take a a little while to make the adjustment to the different implementation, but the same capabilities are there. Hope this is usefull |:) "Dionisio" wrote: I am a writer and a long-time user of Corel 8 WordPerfect and have switched to Word 2003. I had a spellchecker on my tool bar in which words appeared as I typed them and showed the correct spelling, when necessary, on the tool bar. A drop down on the same tool bar gave thesaurus equivalents for almost any word. How do I get that convenient writing tool on my Word toolbar? Thanks, Dionisio |
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Dionisio wrote:
I am a writer and a long-time user of Corel 8 WordPerfect and have switched to Word 2003. I had a spellchecker on my tool bar in which words appeared as I typed them and showed the correct spelling, when necessary, on the tool bar. A drop down on the same tool bar gave thesaurus equivalents for almost any word. How do I get that convenient writing tool on my Word toolbar? Thanks, Dionisio Hi Dionisio, In Tools Options Spelling & Grammar, check the box for "Check spelling as you type". Any words that aren't found in Word's dictionary will show a wavy red underline. Right-click one of those words, and select a correction from the popup menu. If it's something that you commonly mistype, you can click AutoCorrect on the same popup menu and select the correction; from then on, Word will silently replace the error. If the word is correct as typed but not in the dictionary (for example, proper names), select Add to Dictionary, and from then on it will be recognized. These actions are in addition to the full document spell-check invoked by F7 or the Tools Spelling & Grammar menu item. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/EditCustomDic.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Ex...ordFromDic.htm for some related information. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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Thanks CyberTaz and Jay,
I guess I'll have to adapt, but I hope in future upgrades, Word might incorporate the Corel feature. Dionisio "CyberTaz" wrote: Hello- AFAIK, there is no exact match to those features. The equivalent is the automatic spellchecking feature that underlines suspect words in red. Right-clicking the underlined word will produce a list of suggested replacements as well as other options. You can also right-click any word any time to choose Synonyms or Thesaurus from the shortcut menu. It may take a a little while to make the adjustment to the different implementation, but the same capabilities are there. Hope this is usefull |:) "Dionisio" wrote: I am a writer and a long-time user of Corel 8 WordPerfect and have switched to Word 2003. I had a spellchecker on my tool bar in which words appeared as I typed them and showed the correct spelling, when necessary, on the tool bar. A drop down on the same tool bar gave thesaurus equivalents for almost any word. How do I get that convenient writing tool on my Word toolbar? Thanks, Dionisio |