Spell Checker Help

Getting Suggestions

1. When a misspelled word is displayedin the Spell Check interface, select Get Suggestions from the File menu. (If you are using Java 1.1, you must first highlight the incorrect word).

2. The Spell Checker will provide other possible spellings and related words.

Options

Ignore. Ignores the misspelled word.

Ignore All. Ignores all instances of the misspelled word.

Change. Changes the misspelled word to the correct word selected.

Change All. Changes all instances of the misspelled word.

Add. Adds the word to the selected dictionary.

Cancel. Cancels the spell check.

Note: When you select Ignore, Ignore All, Change, or Change All, the suggestions dialog moves to the next misspelled word and new suggestions are displayed. So you can move continuously through the document using these buttons until the entire document has been checked for errors.

Related Topics

Setting Spelling Options

Set Depth for Suggestions

Spell Check a Message