Document.ShowSpellingErrors Property (Word)
True if Microsoft Word underlines spelling errors in the document. Read/write Boolean.
Syntax
expression .ShowSpellingErrors
expression A variable that represents a Document object.
Remarks
To view spelling errors in a document, you must set the CheckSpellingAsYouType property to True.
Example
This example sets Word to hide the wavy red line that denotes possible spelling errors in the active document.
ActiveDocument.ShowSpellingErrors = False
This example sets Word to show spelling errors in the active document.
Options.CheckSpellingAsYouType = True
ActiveDocument.ShowSpellingErrors = True
This example returns the current status of the Hide spelling errors in this document checkbox in the Spelling area on the Spelling & Grammar tab in the Options dialog box.
temp = ActiveDocument.ShowSpellingErrors