Spell Check
As you type, Word immediately calls attention to your spelling and grammar errors. It puts a green wavy line under possible grammar mistakes, a red wavy line under possible spelling mistakes, or a blue line for formatting issues.
By default, Word checks the grammar in a document at the same time that it checks the spelling. You can ignore the wavy lines and keep typing, correct your mistakes as you type, or add the marked word to Word's dictionary.
Check Spelling as you Type
Word puts a red wavy line under possible spelling mistakes.
· Hover your I-Beam over the misspelled word and right-click.
· A shortcut menu displays the following options:
boldfaced suggested spellings, Ignore All, and Add to Dictionary.
Select the boldfaced suggestion to replace the incorrectly spelled word in the document.
Select Ignore All, and Word bypasses all future instances of this spelling in this document.
Select Add to Dictionary, and Word adds the underlined word to the dictionary so it won't be flagged as an error in any other document you create.
If you see in the lower Status bar, you know you have some mistakes to correct.
As you type, a check mark moves from page to page on the book icon. When you stop typing, a red check mark remains, telling you no spelling errors were detected by Automatic Spell Checking.
You can find a word that has the same meaning as the one you are using with the Thesaurus.
Type the word praise.
Select the word praise by highlighting it.
Click on the Review tab
Click on Thesaurus.
A box with words that mean the same will show up on the right side of the screen
Scroll to see all options.
Right click on the word that you want.
Click Insert.