Reversing a Spell Checker Oops MS Word

Have you ever realized that either part way through a spell check or when youre done, youve just told MS Word to Ignore All on something that should have been corrected?

Did you find yourself staring blankly at your computer, dreading the Find/Replace procedure youre forced to run to fix the error? And even after thats done, youre probably going to double check the document manually as well, arent you?

Wish you could just start the spell check over and get Word to ignore your Ignore All command?

Good news, you can!

Word comes with the ability to recheck the document and clear the Ignore All list so that you can get the mistake corrected the second time through.

To recheck the document and reset the Ignore All list, you first need to start the spell check command. You can get there via the Tools menu, Spelling and Grammar choice or the Review ribbon, Spelling and Grammar button. And as always, the F7 key works too.

At this point, youre looking for the Options button.

In older Office versions, in the Spelling and Grammar Options window, youre looking for the Proofing Tools section, Recheck Document button. (This button may be labeled as Check Document if you havent previously run a spell check).

In Office 2007, the Options button will take you to the programs Options window. Once there, youre still looking for the Recheck Document button.

Click the Recheck Document button.

Word will warn you that youre about to restart the spell check, disregarding your previous Ignore choices.

You need to click Yes to confirm your decision.

Youll be sent back to the Spelling and Grammar Options page where youll need to click OK.

Finally, youll be taken back to the spell check process where youll get a second chance to choose to ignore or not to ignore. Yes!

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