Application.CheckSpelling method (Word)

Checks a string for spelling errors. Returns a Boolean to indicate whether the string contains spelling errors. True if the string has no spelling errors.

Syntax

expression.CheckSpelling (Word, CustomDictionary, IgnoreUppercase, MainDictionary, CustomDictionary2, CustomDictionary3, CustomDictionary4, CustomDictionary5, CustomDictionary6, CustomDictionary7, CustomDictionary8, CustomDictionary9, CustomDictionary10)

expression Required. A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Word	Required	String	The text whose spelling is to be checked.
CustomDictionary	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of the custom dictionary.
IgnoreUppercase	Optional	Variant	True if capitalization is ignored. If this argument is omitted, the current value of the IgnoreUppercase property is used.
MainDictionary	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of the main dictionary.
CustomDictionary2	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary3	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary4	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary5	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary6	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary7	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary8	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary9	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary10	Optional	Variant	Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.

Return value

Boolean

See also

Application Object

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