To calculate statistics for a particular portion of the document, begin by selecting that part of the document.Word can calculate this information for you. For example, word count is important when you're writing to a particular length, as is often the case with magazine articles and homework assignments. Sometimes you may need to know the exact word count or similar statistics for a document. Click the Search Encarta Encyclopedia button to read related encyclopedia articles or click Search MSN to perform a general Web search for the term. You can use the Web to expand the information available to you concerning the text in the Word or Phrase text box.You can also type or paste words into the Word or Phrase box to view a definition.To examine the next sentence (without making a judgment on the current problem), click Next Sentence.Īn alert box appears when the spelling and grammar checks are complete.After doing so, click Change to accept the edits or Undo Edit to revert to the original text. To accept a selected correction in the Suggestions box, click Change.To ignore the error for this or all instances in the document, click Ignore or Ignore All, respectively.For each such error, do one of the following: When a suspected grammatical error is identified, the dialog box and its options change ( Figure 3.26).(Adding a word will prevent Word from flagging it as a misspelling in other documents.)
To add the current spelling of a flagged word to your user dictionary and simultaneously accept the new spelling as correct, click Add.To ignore all instances of the word or phrase in the current document, click Ignore All. To leave the word or phrase as is and continue the spelling check, click Ignore.Click Change to accept the edits or Undo Edit to revert to the original text. You can manually edit the text in the upper text box.To accept one of the entries in the Suggestions list, highlight the suggestion and click Change.For each instance, do one of the following: As it examines the document, Word stops at each questionable word or phrase.Figure 3.25 Word suggests corrections for most spelling and grammatical issues that it identifies.