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# Spelling

Checks the document or the current selection for spelling errors. If a grammar checking extension is installed, the dialog also checks for grammar errors.

To access this command...

Choose Tools - Spelling.

F7 key

On the Standard bar, click

Spelling

The spellcheck starts at the current cursor position and advances to the end of the document or selection. You can then choose to continue the spellcheck from the beginning of the document.

Spelling looks for misspelled words and gives you the option of adding an unknown word to a user dictionary. When the first misspelled word is found, the Spelling dialog opens.

Spelling errors are underlined in red, grammar errors in blue.

## Text Language

Specifies the language to use to check the spelling.

A language entry has a check mark in front of it if the spellcheck is activated for this language.

## Not in Dictionary

Displays the sentence with the misspelled word highlighted. Edit the word or the sentence, or click one of the suggestions in the text box below.

## Ignore Once

Skips the unknown word and continues with the spellcheck.

This label of this button changes to Resume if you leave the Spelling dialog open when you return to your document. To continue the spellcheck from the current position of the cursor, click Resume.

## Ignore All

Skips all occurrences of the unknown word until the end of the current LibreOffice session and continues with the spellcheck.

## Ignore Rule

Appears when checking grammar. Click to ignore the suggested grammatical change.

## Edit Dictionary

Adds the unknown word to a user-defined dictionary.

To add a new dictionary, press Options, then press New. After LibreOffice is restarted, multiple user-defined dictionaries are shown when Add to Dictionary is pressed. Select which dictionary should receive the added word.

## Suggestions

Lists suggested words to replace the misspelled word. Select the word that you want to use, and then click Correct or Correct All.

## Correct

Replaces the unknown word with the current suggestion. If you changed more than just the misspelled word, the entire sentence is replaced.

## Correct All

Replaces all occurrences of the unknown word with the current suggestion.

## Add to AutoCorrect

Adds the current combination of the incorrect word and the selected replacement suggestion to the AutoCorrect replacement table, but does not make any change in the document.

## Check grammar

Enable to work first on all spelling errors, then on all grammar errors.

## Options

Opens a dialogue, where you can select the user-defined dictionaries, and set the rules for the spellchecking.

## Undo

Click to undo the last change in the current sentence. Click again to undo the previous change in the same sentence.

Related Topics

Checking Spelling and Grammar

Spelling Options

AutoCorrect Commands

Thesaurus