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I have problems checking punctuation.
I'm testing out the spell checker on Word 2007 and I can't get the spell
checker to properly check comma errors. For example, the spell checker doesn't notice any errors in the following sentence: "There, is, a, comma, after, every, word." If I type in that sentence I get no squiggly red line below it and if I press F7 to spell check it then it just tells me that the spelling and grammar check is complete. I can't figure out how to fix this problem. |
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I have problems checking punctuation.
I wouldn't expect the spelling checker to find any problems with that since
the words are correctly spelled. Are you sure you have the grammar checker enabled? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" Art wrote in message ... I'm testing out the spell checker on Word 2007 and I can't get the spell checker to properly check comma errors. For example, the spell checker doesn't notice any errors in the following sentence: "There, is, a, comma, after, every, word." If I type in that sentence I get no squiggly red line below it and if I press F7 to spell check it then it just tells me that the spelling and grammar check is complete. I can't figure out how to fix this problem. |
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I have problems checking punctuation.
I would expect the spell checker to flag that sentence because the spell
checker also checks grammar and style. I know that I have the grammar checker enabled because pretty much all other grammar and style errors are flagged with the squiggly red lines and they are pointed out when I use the spell checker. Checking the proper placement of commas seems to be the only problem the grammar checker ignores. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I wouldn't expect the spelling checker to find any problems with that since the words are correctly spelled. Are you sure you have the grammar checker enabled? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" Art wrote in message ... I'm testing out the spell checker on Word 2007 and I can't get the spell checker to properly check comma errors. For example, the spell checker doesn't notice any errors in the following sentence: "There, is, a, comma, after, every, word." If I type in that sentence I get no squiggly red line below it and if I press F7 to spell check it then it just tells me that the spelling and grammar check is complete. I can't figure out how to fix this problem. |
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I have problems checking punctuation.
The spelling checker does not check grammar. The grammar checker checks
grammar. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" wrote in message news  I would expect the spell checker to flag that sentence because the spell checker also checks grammar and style. I know that I have the grammar checker enabled because pretty much all other grammar and style errors are flagged with the squiggly red lines and they are pointed out when I use the spell checker. Checking the proper placement of commas seems to be the only problem the grammar checker ignores. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I wouldn't expect the spelling checker to find any problems with that since the words are correctly spelled. Are you sure you have the grammar checker enabled? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" Art wrote in message ... I'm testing out the spell checker on Word 2007 and I can't get the spell checker to properly check comma errors. For example, the spell checker doesn't notice any errors in the following sentence: "There, is, a, comma, after, every, word." If I type in that sentence I get no squiggly red line below it and if I press F7 to spell check it then it just tells me that the spelling and grammar check is complete. I can't figure out how to fix this problem. |
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I have problems checking punctuation.
When I mentioned the spell checker, I meant the spelling/grammar/style
checker. I just want to know how to fix the problem. I want to know what exactly I have to do to the grammar checking to get it to flag improperly placed commas with the red squiggly lines and for such errors to be shown to me when I use the spelling/grammar/style checker. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The spelling checker does not check grammar. The grammar checker checks grammar. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" wrote in message news I would expect the spell checker to flag that sentence because the spell checker also checks grammar and style. I know that I have the grammar checker enabled because pretty much all other grammar and style errors are flagged with the squiggly red lines and they are pointed out when I use the spell checker. Checking the proper placement of commas seems to be the only problem the grammar checker ignores. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I wouldn't expect the spelling checker to find any problems with that since the words are correctly spelled. Are you sure you have the grammar checker enabled? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" Art wrote in message ... I'm testing out the spell checker on Word 2007 and I can't get the spell checker to properly check comma errors. For example, the spell checker doesn't notice any errors in the following sentence: "There, is, a, comma, after, every, word." If I type in that sentence I get no squiggly red line below it and if I press F7 to spell check it then it just tells me that the spelling and grammar check is complete. I can't figure out how to fix this problem. |
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I have problems checking punctuation.
Hi Art,
There probably isn't a setting for the particular scenario you mentioned. Those items will likely appear to Word as a list, and list elements could generally be separated by commas. You can turn on all of the settings and subsettings to check both Grammar and style that are available in Office button=Word Options=Proofing=When correcting spelling and grammar in Word=Writing Style=Settings Word's proofing tools are to assist in reviewing work as you type or after, they don't replace personal review, nor have they ever been advertised that I recall as being good enough to do so. The Word tools are imperfect. Word 2007 will show 3 'squiggly' format colors: Red - spelling Blue - contextual spelling (and or inconsistent format tracking) Green - Grammar for issues it can recognize as unique. Whether Word *should* catch this is another question  If you rearrange your sentence from There is a comma after every word. to After every word there is a comma. Word's grammar checker will flag that sentence, suggesting adding a comma after 'word'. so it is 'seeing' the content.If you used this text (with all choices for Grammar & Style turned on): Once upon a time in the west Word's grammar checker lists it as a 'fragment' no matter if you use a comma after every word or just type it, as above. That 'rule' appears to override anything else the proofing tools may be seeing. =============== "Art Vandillay" wrote in message ... When I mentioned the spell checker, I meant the spelling/grammar/style checker. I just want to know how to fix the problem. I want to know what exactly I have to do to the grammar checking to get it to flag improperly placed commas with the red squiggly lines and for such errors to be shown to me when I use the spelling/grammar/style checker. -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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I have problems checking punctuation.
As Bob says, none of the checkers are going to see a problem he just a
list of words. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" wrote in message ... When I mentioned the spell checker, I meant the spelling/grammar/style checker. I just want to know how to fix the problem. I want to know what exactly I have to do to the grammar checking to get it to flag improperly placed commas with the red squiggly lines and for such errors to be shown to me when I use the spelling/grammar/style checker. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The spelling checker does not check grammar. The grammar checker checks grammar. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" wrote in message news I would expect the spell checker to flag that sentence because the spell checker also checks grammar and style. I know that I have the grammar checker enabled because pretty much all other grammar and style errors are flagged with the squiggly red lines and they are pointed out when I use the spell checker. Checking the proper placement of commas seems to be the only problem the grammar checker ignores. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I wouldn't expect the spelling checker to find any problems with that since the words are correctly spelled. Are you sure you have the grammar checker enabled? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Art Vandillay" Art wrote in message ... I'm testing out the spell checker on Word 2007 and I can't get the spell checker to properly check comma errors. For example, the spell checker doesn't notice any errors in the following sentence: "There, is, a, comma, after, every, word." If I type in that sentence I get no squiggly red line below it and if I press F7 to spell check it then it just tells me that the spelling and grammar check is complete. I can't figure out how to fix this problem. |
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