Ignore words in uppercase

Disregards any uppercase words on the presumption that they are acronyms.

Ignore words that contain numbers

Disregards words containing numbers.

Ignore Internet and file addresses

Disregards URLs and file addresses.

Flag repeated words

Flags any duplicate words.

Enforce accented uppercase in French

Flags uppercase letters in French words that should be accented (French-Canadian retains accents in uppercase words but standard French doesn’t).

Suggest from main dictionary only

For spelling corrections, suggests words from the built-in dictionary, not dictionaries that you create or install.

Custom dictionaries

Click this button to open the Custom Dictionaries dialog box, in which you can edit the built-in dictionary (Custom.dic), choose the default dictionary for the spelling checker, create a dictionary, and install a dictionary.

French modes

When using the spelling checker on French words, determines how to handle traditional and new spellings.

Spanish modes

When using the spelling checker on Spanish words, determines how to handle Tuteo and Voseo verb forms.

Check spelling as you type

Checks for misspellings as you type words.

Hide spelling and grammar errors

Hides or displays the wavy red lines that appear under misspellings.

Check grammar with spelling

Flags grammatical errors by underlining them in green.