Jul 30 2021 01:17 AM - edited Aug 03 2021 03:05 AM
For some reason, Microsoft Word spelling & grammar under review doesn't correct the small i into capital I? It neither finds out where the full stop or commas should be? I am looking for a solution that would identify the spelling and grammar error after the document is completed. This is because I copy the text from somewhere else and then try to correct the errors. Any help is appreciated.
Jul 30 2021 07:57 AM
Click on "File" in the ribbon and select "Options".
In the next dialog box, open the Document Review section.
Check the box next to “Check spelling as you type”.
Spelling errors are then marked with red wavy lines.
Also check the box next to "Mark grammatical errors while typing".
These errors are marked with blue wavy lines.
Ignore uppercase words, numbers, or Internet addresses when checking spelling
I would be happy to know if I could help.
Nikolino
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Jul 30 2021 08:33 AM
Thanks @NikolinoDE . Sorry, I didn't describe the problem well enough. I am looking for a solution that would identify the spelling and grammar error after the document is completed. This is because I copy the text from somewhere else and then try to correct the errors.
Aug 02 2021 01:07 AM
Hello @Bhupinder1 ,
to do a spellcheck after you've completed your document, select all text (Ctrl+A), and hit F7.
Since you copy text from somewhere else, you might also want to check that the proofing language is set to the same one in the entire document, so again select all text, go to Review → Language → Set Proofing Language ... → select and confirm the language you need. These steps will also reignate the spelling.
Aug 02 2021 01:59 AM
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Aug 03 2021 02:40 AM
Generally, spellcheck is more reliable than grammar check in Word. However, when I'm running a manual spellcheck with F7 in Word 2019, the spellchecker certainly flags an error for "i" (see screen shot).
Are you sure that the language is correctly set in your text? See http://wordfaqs.ssbarnhill.com/MasterSpellCheck.htm.
Aug 03 2021 03:02 AM
@NikolinoDE . Please find the attached word document. I am using 2019 and Windows 10. I hope this helps.
Aug 03 2021 03:04 AM
Aug 03 2021 10:15 AM - edited Aug 03 2021 10:16 AM
Thanks for the sample document. When I open your document, the text is not identified as misspelled. However, if I paste the content, as plain text, into a new, blank document and spellcheck it, then the errors are found. See screen shot below.
This suggests some sort of formatting issue with the original document text, but I haven't been able to pinpoint the exact cause (yet).
Aug 03 2021 10:19 AM
Here is the result of pasting the content into a new, blank document. Are the errors flagged if you open the document on your system?
Aug 03 2021 11:00 AM - edited Aug 05 2021 11:55 AM
This is the way how the red wavy line disappears.
If you…
Click on "File" in the ribbon and select "Options".
In the next dialog box, open the Document Review section.
Check the box next to "Check spelling as you type".
Spelling errors are then marked with red wavy lines.
That is the explanation of what the underlined red wavy line stands for in word.
Two main colors are used in Word: The red wavy line, also known as a serpentine line, circles the words red, which are misspelled according to current spelling rules. In addition to typical spelling errors, words are underlined in red after the comma, as they correspond to the old spelling. Typos and reversed letters are also marked in this way.
If a word or entire parts of a sentence are underlined with a double blue line, there is a formatting or grammatical error. So anyone who builds a grammatically incorrect sentence construction or, for example, uses an enumeration in a sentence, but adds the singular to it, is kindly advised of this.
Even careless mistakes such as a space before punctuation, a missing after or double space, a common form of idiot spaces, do not go undetected by Word and are underlined in blue.
The text is from my research on the internet. But please keep in mind that my knowledge of Word as a simple user is very limited.
Thank you for your understanding and patience
Nikolino
I know I don't know anything (Socrates)
Aug 04 2021 01:27 AM
Aug 04 2021 05:17 AM - edited Aug 04 2021 05:17 AM
Hello @Bhupinder1 ,
I opened your document and the only time I can replicate your issue is when I have the box with "Do not check spelling or grammar" ticked. I appologize for asking the obvious - but can you please check whether this box is (or not) checked when you double click the language option on your status bar?
Thank you. L.
Aug 05 2021 09:53 AM
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Aug 08 2021 11:53 PM - edited Aug 08 2021 11:55 PM
Hello @Bhupinder1 ,
thank you for confirming.
There is one more issue that I could think of: in your autocorrect - do you have the i-I pair present in corrections? In my language the "i" is correct as a standalone and therefore we don't have it commented/included in the autocorrect and it doesn't show as an error just like in your document.
Could it be that this is not for some reason part of your setting?