Spell checking a selection or document
You can check the spelling of selected text, a selected text object, and
an entire document using commands in the Spell Checker submenu.
1
To limit the spell checking to specific text or a text object,
select the text or the text object. To spell check an entire document,
you dont have to select anything.
2
To begin spell checking, choose Text > Spell Checker > Spell
Check Selection (if you selected text or a text object), or Text >
Spell Checker > Spell Check Document.
3
If Canvas finds an unrecognized word, the Spelling Checker
dialog box appears. For descriptions of the spelling options, see
Spelling Checker, next.
4
Canvas displays a message when the spell check is complete.
Click OK to close the message box.
Note: Canvas deselects any selected objects (but not text) when you
use the Spell Check Selection or Spell Check Document commands.
Spelling Checker
The Spelling Checker dialog
box appears during spell
checking of a selection or doc-
ument if Canvas finds a word
that is not in its dictionaries.
A Canvas displays unrecog-
nized words in context. You
cannot edit the text in this box.
B You can type a new spelling
in this text box, or click the
down-arrow to choose from the
list of suggested spellings.
C The highlighted word in this
box is the unrecognized word.
Replace. Click this button to
replace the unrecognized word
with the contents of the text
box (B)and continue to
spell check the docu-
ment.
Add. If Canvas doesnt
recognize a word that is
actually spelled correct-
ly, you can add the
word to the User Dictio-
nary so that Canvas will
recognize it in all future
documents. After saving the
word, Canvas continues to
spell check.
Ignore. Allows an unrecog-
nized word in the current docu-
ment without adding the word
to the dictionary. Canvas
ignores all instances of the
word until you close Canvas.
Skip. Allows the current
instance of an unrecognized
word, but Canvas alerts you
the next time this word occurs.
Cancel. Interrupts the spell
check and closes the dialog
box.
B
A
C