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Using Auto Spellcheck


The Auto Spellcheck feature of StarOffice helps you create correct documents by pointing out misspelled words as you type. It won't guarantee perfect documents, but it can help you catch your errors before someone else does.

When the Auto Spellcheck feature is turned on, any word that you type that can't be found in the spelling dictionary is underlined in red, as in Figure 12.4.

Figure 12.4
With Auto Spellcheck, words that can't be found in the dictionary are underlined in red.

Turning Auto Spellcheck On or Off

You might not want to use Auto Spellcheck all the time; seeing all those red lines can be annoying.

To turn Auto Spellcheck on or off, select Spelling from the Tools menu. On the submenu that appears, you see Auto Spellcheck as an option. You can select that option to turn on Auto Spellcheck (see Figure 12.5). After a moment, words that can't be found in the dictionary are underlined in red.

Figure 12.5
The Auto Spellcheck menu option can be selected to turn this feature on or off.

Tip - You can also turn on Auto Spellcheck by clicking an icon on the Main toolbar. The icon displays characters underlined in red.


When Auto Spellcheck is on, you see a check by that menu item. Select it again to turn Auto Spellcheck off. All the red underlines disappear.

Caution - Be careful about the meaning of red underlines. They don't always mean a misspelled word. Names that aren't in the dictionary are underlined, such as ThinkPad (an IBM laptop).

In addition, misused words that are in the dictionary won't be underlined. For example, using to and too or there and their incorrectly won't be marked.


The next section describes how to use the regular spellcheck dialog box to go through your document and check for misspelled words.

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