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How To Spell Check In Wordpad

Spell checking in WordPad and Notepad - posted in Tips and Tricks: Since neither of these programs has a built-in spell checker, Ive found tinySpell to be very useful. Check spelling with. One way to spell check a WordPad document is to copy text from the document and paste it into a program that checks for spelling errors. Do that quickly by clicking anywhere inside the document. So, Alex is quite correct - there is NO spell check feature in WordPad - and never has been. Marked as answer by Ronnie Vernon MVP Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:31 PM Tuesday, May 26, 2009 7:40 PM. How To Enable Spell Check In Wordpad Document tinySpell watches any text you enter in any field in just about any application, whether it’s a web browser, a code editor, or your favourite chat app. It beeps when it detects an error, and you right-click to choose the word you meant to type. Is there a way to add spell/grammar check to wordpad. Been doing some writing lately, use wordpad & it has no spellcheck.

Below are the different methods of spell checking a document in some of the major text editors.

Spell check in Microsoft Word, FrontPage, and Outlook users

How To Spell Check In Wordpad

All versions of Microsoft Word can spell check a document. To spell check a document, follow the steps below.

  1. Open Microsoft Word, FrontPage, or Outlook, and the document or file you want to edit.
  2. Press the F7 key.

or

  1. Open Microsoft Word, FrontPage, or Outlook, and the document you want to edit.
  2. Click Tools
  3. Click Spelling and Grammar

Following the above steps start a spell check on the document you're viewing. Each found spelling error gives options to changed the word to one of the available suggestions. If the word is spelled correctly, Ignore the word. If the word is misspelled and you believe that this spelling error is made throughout your document, Change All. Or, if you want to change the word to an alternate spelling, click one of the suggestions from the suggestion list and click Change.

Note

New versions of Microsoft products also automatically underline any misspelled word in a red squiggly underline, similar to what is shown in the picture. To correct these misspelled words, right-click the word and choose the properly spelled word.

Microsoft Notepad and WordPad

Microsoft Notepad and Microsoft WordPad do not have any spell check solution. To spell check a document written in either of these programs, use an online solution or open it in another program like Microsoft Word.

Corel WordPerfect

All versions of Corel WordPerfect can spell check a document. To spell check a document, follow the steps below.

  1. Open Corel WordPerfect and the document you want to edit.
  2. Press Ctrl+F1.

or

  1. Open Corel WordPerfect and the document you want to edit.
  2. Click Tools.
  3. Click Spell Checker.

OpenOffice Writer and Calc

You can spell check a document in OpenOffice writer by following the steps below.

  1. Open OpenOffice writer and the document you want to edit.
  2. Press the F7 key.

or

  1. Open OpenOffice writer and the document you want to edit.
  2. Click Tools.
  3. Click Spellcheck.

Spell check Google Docs

You can spell check a document in Google Docs by following the steps below.

  1. Open the Google Docs document you want to edit.
  2. Click Tools and then Spelling.
Tip

As in Microsoft Word, as you type in Google Docs any word spelled incorrectly is wavy underlined in red. Also, you can also right-click on any word with a red underline and choose the correct spelling.

Other text editors

If the text editor you're using is not listed above, try searching the program's online documentation for a spell check solution. You can open the online help for almost any program by pressing the F1 key. If searching the online help finds nothing relating to 'spell check,' the program may not offer that function. If this is the case, you may want to consider an alternate program.

Online solutions

Several online services are available to spell check your documents for you. Also, add-ons are available for your web browser that provide a spell checking function.

Perform a search for spell check solutions.

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Additional information

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  • See the spell check definition for further information and related links.