To check the spelling of text as you type

To turn on automatic spell checking

  1. From the Options menu A list of available commands and actions in Publisher. Menu names are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the Publisher window., select Preferences. The Preferences dialog box A window used to supply information to Publisher. appears.

  2. Select the Spelling tab.

  3. From the Background Proofing group box, check the Highlight Misspelt Words check box A small square box on a dialog box that can be selected or cleared. A check box represents an option that you can turn on or off..

  4. From the Spelling Checker group box, select the words you want the spell checker to ignore.

  5. Click on OK. When you type text, misspelt words will be underlined to draw your attention to them.

To correct misspelt words

  1. Right-click on the misspelt word. A shortcut menu appears.

  2. From this shortcut menu, select one of the following:

    The word you want to replace the misspelt word with

    To ignore the word

    To ignore all instances of the word

    To add the word to the dictionary.

Note:

You can specify the colour of the underlining for misspelt words using the View tab of the Preferences dialog box.