Tools Menu Options

Contained within the Tools menu options are several editing and proofing utilities. We describe a few of these below:

Spelling

When you click on the Spelling option, a separate pop-up window appears. This will allow you to check the spelling of a chosen word or the entire document. When the Spell Check detects and error, it will provide you with several suggestions for spelling changes. You are free to ignore the suggestions, or you can select one with the mouse to replace the misspelled word. Words can be added to the dictionary using the Add Words To section. You may ignore the selected word in the entire document with Ignore All , or you may change all occurrences of the word with Change All .

Thesaurus

The Thesaurus option looks for synonyms or antonyms of a selected word. If you want to replace the original word with the synonym shown, click on the Replace button. Look Up performs the synonym search.

Grammar

The Grammar checker option lets you check a document for possible spelling, style, and grammar errors, giving suggestions for correction along the way. By clicking on the Explain button, you can arrive at a more verbose explanation of the rule the checker is using.

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