Worried about making mistakes when you type? Don't be. PowerPoint provides you with several proofing features that will
help you produce professional, error-free presentations. In this lesson, you will learn about the various proofing features, including the Spelling tool.
The spell check is not always correct. It will sometimes say something is spelled incorrectly when
it's not. This often happens with people's names, which may not be in the dictionary.
If PowerPoint says something is an error, you can choose not to change it using one of three options:
Ignore Once: This will skip the word without changing it.
Ignore All: This will skip the word without changing it, and it will also skip all other instances of the word in your presentation.
Add: This adds the word to the dictionary so it will never come up as an error again. Make sure the word is spelled correctly before choosing this option.
[h=3]Modifying Proofing Options
With customizable proofing options, PowerPoint gives you the ability to change the way it addresses spelling
errors, including the automatic spell check, and contextual spelling. Contextual spelling (an option that
is turned off by default but can be turned on) can help you find and correct spelling mistakes like the use of "too" vs. "two," or "there" vs. "their."
Select Proofing. The PowerPoint Options dialog box gives you several options to choose from:
Check spelling as you type: Uncheck this box if you don't want PowerPoint to check for spelling errors automatically. (This automatically checks Hide spelling errors.)
Use contextual spelling: Check this box if you want PowerPoint to check for contextual spelling mistakes like the use of "your" vs. "you're."
Hide spelling errors: Check this box if you want to hide the red wavy lines that mark spelling errors. (This option is disabled if Check spelling as you type is unchecked.)
If you've turned off the automatic spell check, you can still run a check by going to the Review tab and clicking the Spelling command.
Modifying any settings in PowerPoint Options, including Proofing, affects all of PowerPoint, not just your current presentation.