Setting Spell-Checking Options

Summary: The spell checker can come in handy when entering data in a worksheet. Because the type of data you enter can vary so much from worksheet to worksheet, it is good that you can configure the spell checker to either ignore or pay attention to certain items. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, Excel 2003, and Excel 2007.)

Word includes a spelling checker that you can use to proof the text in your worksheets. There are a few options that you can set for the spelling checker. For instance, you can make sure the spelling checker doesn't check words that are all uppercase or those that have numbers in the word.

To change the spelling checker options, follow these steps if you are using a version of Excel prior to Excel 2007:

Choose Options from the Tools menu. You will see the Options dialog box.
Make sure the Spelling tab is selected. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Make changes in the options, as desired.
Click on OK.

You can change the same options in Excel 2007 by following these steps:

Click the Office button and then click Excel Options. Excel displays the Excel Options dialog box.
At the left side of the dialog box click Proofing. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Make changes in the options, as desired.
Click on OK.

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