Hey, Can anyone tell me how I can turn spell check on in Mac Word so I get the red lines under miss-spelled words? I have looked online and found two solutions - neither or them work for me. The first is to go to word menu - preferences - select spelling/grammar icon. ![]() If Check Spelling As You Type is already checked, leave the menu without making changes. The Caveat With Spell-Checking As in any program, spell-checking is a matter of checking words against those in the program's list of accepted words. Although I can see this, the spelling/grammar icon is grayed out and cannot be selected. I have tried multiple things to try and make it 'clickable', from opening a brand new document, to highlighting all the text before opening the preferences section, but it remains un-clickable. The second solution was to highlight the text to be checked and go Tools - Spelling Grammar. I think this article was written for word on PC though because Spelling and Grammar isn't an option under the Tools menu - or any menu for that matter. Just to make things more complicated, I have used the 'help' section and typed in how to spell check, and the instructions says to select 'Spelling and Grammar' from the Edit menu - again, this isn't even an option in the drop down menu! (and no, I don't have a dodgy version of word, I have a full licensed and paid version). Within another help search it continues to direct me to the 'preferences' section, then my mac beeps at me because I can't select the spelling/grammar icon. Can anyone help???? Surely this should be simple to turn on. The default configuration for Word will automatically check spelling and grammar as you type. By default it checks your grammar for 'standard' English. This includes, in addition to spelling, capitalization, negation, misused words, commonly confused words, use of passive voice, possessives, use of plurals, agreement in plurals and subject-verbs, relative clauses (e.g, that vs. Which), and punctuation. A more rigorous check can be selected for 'Formal' grammar. If you wish to get the best benefit of the grammar checker, consider changing to 'Formal.' ![]() Especially for compositions for the English Department. Some of the grammar rules are perhaps unnecessarily rigorous for standard English, but you cannot go wrong to use them. To modify your Grammar and Spell Checker defaults: 1. Open Word Preferences via the menu Word-->Preferences. Select the preferences for Spelling and Grammar. You can change the automatic checking here. For example, leave automatic spell checker on but turn off the automatic grammar checker, then set the grammar checker to run when you run the spell checker at the end of the paper. You can change the rules to apply to your grammar checking by opening the dialog for 'Settings.' Here you can select 'Formal' checking, if you wish. Or turn on or turn off specific rules. Other Resources For. For help from Microsoft: See also: See other help pages.
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