Word XP

Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box

To Use the Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box:

• Choose one of the following options, depending on what you think of Word's suggestions:
  • Click Ignore Once to ignore this one instance of the grammatical error in your document.
  • Click Ignore Rule to ignore this grammatical error and all other grammatical errors of this type in the document.
  • Click Next Sentence to take you to the next grammatical error listed in your document.
  • Click Change to replace the error with what is in the Suggestion box.
  • Click Explain to open the Office Assistant, which will offer you reasons for this error.

If the red and green wavy lines distract you, you can turn them off:

• Choose Tools Options from the menu bar. The Options dialog box appears.
• Click the Spelling & Grammar tab.
• Un-check the Check Spelling as You Type or Check Grammar as You Type so the check box so that it is empty.
• Click OK.

Don't forget to use Spell and Grammar Check!