Checking Spelling

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Introduction

Worried about making mistakes when you type? Don't be. PowerPoint provides you with several proofing features that will help you produce professional, error-free presentations. In this lesson, you will learn about the various proofing features, including the Spelling tool.

Checking Spelling

 

To Run a Spell Check:

1. Go to the Review tab.
2. Click the Spelling command.
Spelling command
3. The Spelling dialog box will open. For each error in your presentation, PowerPoint will try to offer one or more suggestions. You can select a suggestion and then click Change to correct the error.
Correcting a spelling error
4. If no appropriate suggestions are given, you can manually type in the correct spelling and then click Change.
Typing a correction

Ignoring Spelling "Errors"

The spell check is not always correct. It will sometimes say something is spelled incorrectly when it's not. This often happens with people's names, which may not be in the dictionary.
If PowerPoint says something is an error, you can choose not to change it using one of three options:

• Ignore Once: 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 your presentation.
• Add: This adds the word to the dictionary so it will never come up as an error again. Make sure the word is spelled correctly before choosing this option.