Microsoft Office

Part IV
Using Advanced Excel Features
FIGURE 32.16
Use the Spelling dialog box to locate and correct spelling errors in your worksheets.
NOTE
The spell checker checks cell contents, text in graphic objects and charts, and page headers
and footers. Even the contents of hidden rows and columns are checked.
The Spelling dialog box works similarly to other spell checkers with which you may be familiar. If Excel
encounters a word that isn’t in the current dictionary or that is misspelled, it offers a list of suggestions. You
can respond by clicking one of these buttons:
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Ignore Once: Ignores the word and continues the spell check.
Ignore All: Ignores the word and all subsequent occurrences of it.
Add To Dictionary: Adds the word to the dictionary.
Change: Changes the word to the selected word in the Suggestions list.
Change All: Changes the word to the selected word in the Suggestions list and changes all subsequent
occurrences of it without asking.
AutoCorrect: Adds the misspelled word and its correct spelling (which you select from the list)
to the AutoCorrect list.
Using AutoCorrect
AutoCorrect is a handy feature that automatically corrects common typing mistakes. You can also add to the
list some words that Excel corrects automatically. The AutoCorrect dialog box appears in Figure 32.17. To
access this feature, choose Office ➪ Excel Options. In the Excel Options dialog box, click the Proofing tab
and then click the AutoCorrect Options button.
This dialog box has several options:
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Correct TWo INitial CApitals: Automatically corrects words with two initial uppercase letters.
For example, BUdget is converted to Budget. This mistake is common among fast typists. You can
click the Exceptions button to specify a list of exceptions to this rule.
Capitalize First Letter Of Sentences: Capitalizes the first letter in a sentence (all other letters are
unchanged).
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