Tip #4354 - Reversing a Spell Checker "Oops"
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Reversing
a Spell Checker "Oops"
Have you ever
realized that either part way through a spell check or when you're
done, you've just told MS Word to Ignore All on something that should
have been corrected?
Did you find yourself
staring blankly at your computer, dreading the Find/Replace procedure
you're forced to run to fix the error? And even after that's done,
you're probably going to double check the document manually as well,
aren't you?
Wish you could
just start the spell check over and get Word to ignore your Ignore
All command?
Good news, you
can!
Word comes with
the ability to recheck the document and clear the Ignore All list
so that you can get the mistake corrected the second time through.
To recheck the
document and reset the Ignore All list, you first need to start
the spell check command. You can get there via the Tools
menu, Spelling and Grammar choice or the Review
ribbon, Spelling and Grammar button. And as always,
the F7 key works too.
At this point,
you're looking for the Options button.
In older Office
versions, in the Spelling and Grammar Options window, you're looking
for the Proofing Tools section, Recheck Document
button. (This button may be labeled as Check Document
if you haven't previously run a spell check).
In Office 2007,
the Options button will take you to the program's Options window.
Once there, you're still looking for the Recheck Document
button.
Click
the Recheck Document button.
Word will warn
you that you're about to restart the spell check, disregarding your
previous Ignore choices.
You need to click
Yes to confirm your decision.
You'll be sent
back to the Spelling and Grammar Options page where you'll need to
click OK.
Finally, you'll
be taken back to the spell check process where you'll get a second
chance to choose to ignore or not to ignore. Yes!
~ April
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