Powerpoint XP - Spell Checker

Using the Spell Checker

If you have used Microsoft Word before than you are probably familiar with the spell checker. The spell check feature of Powerpoint checks the entire presentation, this includes all slides, outlines, notes pages and handout pages for spelling mistakes.

Correcting Individual Words

A red wavy line underneath a word signifies that the word is misspelled or that Powerpoint's built-in dictionary does not recognize the word.
To corerct a misspelled word, right click on the word, you will see a context sensitive menu listing with several alternative spellings
Left click on the correct spelling from the list

Checking/Correcting All Slides

Click Tools>Spelling or click the Spelling icon on the Standard toolbar. Powerpoint starts to check the spelling of the presentation. Once Powerpoint encounters a word it does not recognize the spell check dialog box will appear.
To ignore the misspelled word and continue checking the presentation click the Ignore button.
To ignore all instances of the misspelled word and continue checking the presentation click the Ignore All button.
To correct the misspelled word click the Change button or to pick a different spelling of the word, highlight the correct spelling by clicking on the word and click the Change button.
To correct all instances of the misspelled word highlight the correct spelling by clicking on the word and click the Change All button.
To add the word to the dictionary click the Add button.
To add the misspelled word and the correct spelling of the word to the AutoCorrect table click the AutoCorrect button.
To close the spell check dialog box click the Close button.


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