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Hour 12: Using SpellCheck and the Thesaurus |
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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.
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.
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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