In the toolbar at the top of the screen, click the 'Review' tab. This tab contains tools to help with spell checking and editing, including the 'Track Changes' feature. 3 Click the 'Track Changes' button to enable Track Changes. Check the box next to Check spelling as I type to turn spell checking on; to disable spell checking, uncheck the box. Close the preferences window by clicking the red button in the upper left corner of the window. Alternatively, from the Edit menu, select Spelling and then Check Spelling as You Type to toggle spell checking off or on. Remove red and green wavy underlines from all Word documents: Uncheck the box next to Check spelling as you type, the box next to Mark grammar errors as you type, and the box next to Check grammar with spelling. Then all the red and green wavy underlines should be gone. Tips: By this way, red and green wavy underlines won’t. Turn on Grammar and Spell Check in Microsoft Word. Before doing any changes in the Microsoft. The easiest way is to run the spell checker against a document and add the words as you fix them. Press the F7 function key to run the spell checker. When the spell checker comes to a commonly misspelled or mistyped word click on the AutoCorrect button.

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Introduction

Worried about making mistakes when you type? Don't be. Word provides you with several proofing features—including the Spelling and Grammar tool—that can help you produce professional, error-free documents.

Optional: Download our practice document.

Watch the video below to learn more about using the Spelling and Grammar tool.

To run a Spelling and Grammar check:

1. From the Review tab, click the Spelling & Grammar command.
2. The Spelling and Grammar pane will appear on the right. For each error in your document, Word will try to offer one or more suggestions. You can select a suggestion and click Change to correct the error.
3. Word will move through each error until you have reviewed all of them. After the last error has been reviewed, a dialog box will appear confirming that the spelling and grammar check is complete. Click OK.

If no suggestions are given, you can manually type the correct spelling in your document.

Ignoring 'errors'

The spelling and grammar check is not always correct. Particularly with grammar, there are many errors Word will not notice. There are also times when the spelling and grammar check will say something is an error when it's actually not. This often happens with names and other proper nouns, which may not be in the dictionary.

If Word says something is an error, you can choose not to change it. Depending on whether it's a spelling or grammatical error, you can choose from several options.

For spelling 'errors':

• Ignore: This will skip the word without changing it.
• Ignore All: This will skip the word without changing it, and it will also skip all other instances of the word in the document.
• Add: This adds the word to the dictionary so it will never come up as an error. Make sure the word is spelled correctly before choosing this option.

For grammar 'errors':

• Ignore: This will skip the word or phrase without changing it.

For some grammatical errors, Word will provide an explanation for why it thinks something is incorrect. This can help you determine whether you want to change or ignore it.

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Automatic spelling and grammar checking

By default, Word automatically checks your document for spelling and grammar errors, so you may not even need to run a separate check. These errors are indicated by colored wavy lines.

• The red line indicates a misspelled word.
• The blue line indicates a grammatical error, including misused words.

A misused word—also known as a contextual spelling error—occurs when a word is spelled correctly but used incorrectly. For example, if you used the phrase Deer Mr. Theodore at the beginning of a letter, deer would be a contextual spelling error. Deer is spelled correctly, but it is used incorrectly in the letter. The correct word is Dear.

To correct spelling errors:

1. Right-click the underlined word, then select the correct spelling from the list of suggestions.
2. The corrected word will appear in the document.

You can also choose to Ignore All instances of an underlined word or add it to the dictionary.

To correct grammar errors:

1. Right-click the underlined word or phrase, then select the correct spelling or phrase from the list of suggestions.
2. The corrected phrase will appear in the document.

To change the automatic spelling and grammar check settings:

1. Click the File tab to access Backstage view, then click Options.
2. A dialog box will appear. On the left side of the dialog box, select Proofing. From here, you have several options to choose from. For example, if you don't want Word to mark spelling errors, grammar errors, or frequently confused words automatically, simply uncheck the desired option.

If you've turned off the automatic spelling and/or grammar checks, you can still go to the Review tab and click the Spelling & Grammar command to run a new check.

To hide spelling and grammar errors in a document:

If you're sharing a document like a resume with someone, you might not want that person to see the red and blue lines. Turning off the automatic spelling and grammar checks only applies to your computer, so the lines may still show up when someone else views your document. Fortunately, Word allows you to hide spelling and grammar errors so the lines will not show up on any computer.

1. Click the File tab to go to Backstage view, then click Options.
2. A dialog box will appear. Select Proofing, then check the box next to Hide spelling errors in this document only and Hide grammar errors in this document only,then click OK.
3. The lines in the document will be hidden.

Challenge!

1. Open our practice document. If you already downloaded our practice document in order to follow along with the lesson, be sure to download a fresh copy by clicking the link in this step.
2. Run a Spelling & Grammar check.
3. Ignore the spelling of names like Marcom.
4. Correct all other spelling and grammar mistakes.
5. When you're finished, your document should look like this:

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How To Turn On Red Line Spell Check In Word

I am using OO with an Australian English dictionary installed and working perfectly. My only gripe is that if I am typing a document it does not automatically have a red wriggly line underneath the incorrectly spelt word and only tells me I have spelling errors when I do spell check. I noticed this only happens when I am using my laptop that runs Ubuntu Hardy, my partner runs another laptop that has XP and has the red wriggly line.
Thanks in advance