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When you’re working in a file, your Office app checks for spelling and basic grammar.
Fix spelling and grammar as you work
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Right-click text with a squiggly line or a double underline underneath.
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Select the correct spelling from the list of suggestions.
Check your entire file
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Select Review > Spelling & Grammar or press F7.
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In the Editor pane, select the correct spelling from the list of suggestions.
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Select Change All to fix every time this word appears in your file.
Or you can select:
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Add to Dictionary: If you’d like Office to remember this spelling across all apps in the future.
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Ignore Once: To ignore the mistake and remove the squiggly line or double underline.
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Ignore All: To ignore the mistakes and remove the squiggly line or double underline for all instances of this text in the file.
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