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Is there a way to disable Word spell check selectively in-document?

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2012-06-21T00:44:56+00:00

06/20/2012 17:32 lsz        How to suspend Word 2007 spell check for part of a document?

PROBLEM

Part of a document contains program and data strings that are not words.  But as long as spell check is active it will tag these strings with red underline to be checked.  How can this functionality be disabled for a section of the document (a table, for instance) yet leave the spell check enabled for the rest of the document? 

There appear to be only two options in Word 2007 – global disable, or disable for the instant document only.  There does not appear to be a way to disable it selectively within the document.

-- Roy Zider

Here is an example of a table with the unknown words (red lines under tagged words can't be seen here, and no way to highlight text in this forum text box):

<br> <br>
Row Labels Count of Object
- a variant of Win32/Dialer.StarDialer application <br>7
- probably a variant of Win32/Agent.BDJXVQI trojan <br>1
- probably a variant of Win32/Agent.CXIAEDP trojan <br>124
- probably a variant of Win32/Agent.EWRSFJH trojan <br>5
- probably a variant of Win32/Agent.IGCOUAC trojan <br>2
- probably a variant of Win32/Agent.IQIUUJP trojan <br>1
- probably a variant of Win32/Agent.JDYHWUX trojan <br>1
- probably a variant of Win32/Agent.JEMANYM trojan <br>1
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  1. Charles Kenyon 167.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2012-09-08T02:33:14+00:00

    In addition to much of the MVP site, I would recommend Shauna Kelly's site, especially Basic concepts of Microsoft Word: An introduction

    My site would also walk you through a lot of the ins and outs.

    Basic Formatting in Microsoft Word

    I would spend the most time learning to use Styles in Microsoft Word

    All this information is scattered. A good book can give context and serve as a resource. I like Microsoft Word 2007 Bible by Herb Tyson

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-09-06T23:52:44+00:00

    Thanks Charles and Suzanne,

    Am shocked by how little I know about Word yet use it all the time. Am about to get down to some serious Word 2007 reading!

    Ric

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  3. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2012-09-06T15:15:48+00:00

    The text you create will be free of all such things, which are functions of Word itself. Unless the document is going to be read in Word, spelling errors will not be marked, and AutoCorrect is relevant only while you're creating the document. If the document will be read in Word, you can use "Hide spelling/grammar errors in this document" or, more drastically, you can format the entire thing as "Do not check spelling or grammar." As Charles points out, these options are explained inMastering the Spelling Checker.

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  4. Charles Kenyon 167.5K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2012-09-06T14:06:06+00:00

    Ye gads!

    What about a 'turn off spell-checker' option, or am I stating the obvious Microsoft?

    I need to word-process some text for internet upload and it must be free of anything which might corrupt it, such as auto-correction, and anything else - like 'spell check' -  which might upset the upload, such as invisible Word mechanisms that want to alter paragraphs and so forth.

    Can anybody help please?

    Thanks,

    R

    Have you read this thread? See Mastering the Spelling Checker. There are lots of ways to turn off spell checking.

    Word is full of mechanisms to make text flow smoothly. You can save your document as a plain text file and upload that.

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