Checks the spelling of words in drawings, including fields in texts, mtexts, leaders, mleaders, tables, and block attributes.
Accessing the Command
command bar: spell
transparent: 'spell
alias: sp
menu bar: Tools | Check Spelling
: Spell
Displays a dialog box:
Click Start.
Dialog Box Options
Option |
Description |
Where to check |
Checks text in:
|
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Selects the text to be checked; prompts you: Select entities - (choose one or more pieces of text; press Enter to return to the dialog box.) |
Start |
Starts checking the spelling of words. |
Suggestions |
Lists the suggested replacements for misspelled words. Choose a replacement word, and then click Change or Change All. |
Ignore |
Ignores the spelling of the word. |
Ignore All |
Ignores all instances of the word. |
Change |
Changes the word to the one selected from the Suggestions list. |
Change All |
Changes all instances of the word to the one selected from the Suggestions list. |
Add |
Adds the word to the word list. |
Lookup |
Provides additional alternative spellings for the word selected in the Suggestions list. |
Change Dictionaries |
Changes the dictionary used for spell checking; displays the Change Dictionaries dialog box. |
Change Dictionaries Dialog Box Options
Click Change Dictionaries to arrive at this dialog box:
Change Dictionaries |
Description |
Main Dictionary |
Specifies the dictionary to use for spell checking. To change dictionaries:
|
Download |
Accesses additional dictionaries from the OpenOffice.org Wiki. Opens the Web browser at https://extensions.openoffice.org/dictionaries |
Custom dictionary |
Specifies the name of a custom dictionary. Custom dictionaries are used for discipline-specific words, such as medical or mechanical. |
Browse |
Selects a CUS custom dictionary file. Opens the Select Custom Dictionary dialog box:
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Custom dictionary words |
Enters words to be stored in the custom dictionary. |
Add |
Adds the word to the custom dictionary. Words are also added when Add is clicked on the Spell Checking dialog box. |
Delete |
Removes the word from the custom dictionary. |
Procedures
- To check the spelling
- To change dictionaries
- To add a new main dictionary
- To add a new custom dictionary
Related Commands
Text - places single-lines of text in drawings.
-Text - places text and evaluates LISP expressions.
MText and -MText - places paragraph text.
AttDef - defines attribute text.
DdEdit - edits text.
Find - finds and replaces text.
Properties - modifies the properties of text.