Customizing Spell Checking

The Spell Checker Options window lets you configure the spell checker, add new dictionaries and enable custom dictionaries.

Spell checking can be customized in several ways. You can:

1. - Set preferences for when to check spelling, what type of words to check and whether corrections should be suggested.
  - Add a new dictionary, such as a medical or foreign language dictionary.
  - Add a custom dictionary that you create.
  - Add words to an existing dictionary.

Field	Description
Check spelling as you type	Check if you would like a wavy red line to appear under any text that's misspelled as the text is entered.
Always suggest corrections	Check if you would like alternative spellings displayed during spell check.
Suggest from main dictionaries only	Check if you would just like to spell check text just with the main dictionary.
Ignore words in UPPERCASE	Check if you would to skip words that are in uppercase characters.
Ignore words with numbers	Check if you would like to skip words that include numbers.
Ignore internet and file addresses	Check if you would like to skip words that are formatted as email and file addresses.
Custom dictionary	Select a custom dictionary from the drop-down menu or click Dictionaries to add a new dictionary.
Main dictionaries	See a list of active dictionaries or click Dictionaries to activate other dictionaries.

To customize spell checking preferences:

1. 1. Choose Options > Preferences and select the General tab. Click the Spell Check Options button.
    
    OR
  2. Follow the steps to display the Text, Rich Text or Bar Code Properties window. Click Check Spelling, then click Options. The Spell Checker Options window appears.
  3. Click the appropriate fields to enable or disable them.
  4. Click OK.

To create and edit a custom dictionary:

Custom dictionaries can be created from scratch or from a text file with a .dic extension. Words can be added to a custom dictionary manually, or by clicking Add while spell checking.

- 1. Follow the above steps to display the Spell Checker Options window.
  2. Click the Dictionaries button located in the Custom dictionary section. The Custom Dictionaries screen appears.
  3. Click the New button. The Create custom dictionary window appears.
  4. Navigate to the location where you'd like to save the new custom dictionary.
  5. Enter a File name for the dictionary.
  6. Click Save. The new dictionary appears in the Custom Dictionaries window. If it does not have a check next to it, click to check it.
  7. (Optional) To manually add words to your custom dictionary, highlight the dictionary and click Edit. Enter each word on a separate line and save the file.
  8. Click OK.

To add a main dictionary:

Professional dictionaries (industry, foreign language, etc.) with a .lex extension can be added to the main dictionary.

- 1. Follow the above steps to display the Spell Checker Options window.
  2. Click the Dictionaries button located in the Main dictionaries section. The Main Dictionaries screen appears.
  3. Click the Add button. The Open window appears.
  4. Navigate to the location of the professional dictionary you'd like to add.
  5. The new dictionary appears in the Main Dictionaries window. If it does not have a check next to it, click to check it.
  6. Click OK.