Word 2007 Contextual Spell Checker

cdd · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 03.52

I have been using this for ages, and I felt I needed to post on Metropol to say: isn't it great?

My spelling is terrible due to a combination of typos and not picking up mistakes when I proofread. Usually, this would lead to lots and lots of spelling errors that go unflagged by the spell checker because they happen to match another (incorrect) word.

Just now, I wrote "as descried above" in word, and it cleverly underlined the incorrect word with a blue line, offering "described" instead. This happens very frequently, and those are the sorts of mistakes that had this feature not existed, would probably have ended up in my final draft.

I've always been a bit snobbish about contextual grammar/anything, especially from MS Word, but they have really got it spot on with this one. I'm not sure how I'd live without it now I have it!

DVB Cornwall · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 15.56

It really is a matter of time before MS Word actually writes the document for you. Simple little matrix of ideas that you want to express then hit return, and hey presto letter or essay prepared for you.

Gavin Scott · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 16.16

I've got 2007, but I'm not familiar with this blue underline. I occasionally see the green and red, but blue?

Nope.

cdd · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 17.13

Maybe your spelling's just too good!

Try typing "Their there." into word. That should do it.

Pete · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 17.14

you're wrong, cdd.

that will trigger a green line as a fragment.

Try typing " it is over their" into it instead.

Gavin Scott · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 17.27

That's all a little barcode for me.

I'll take your word for it.

Nick Harvey · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 17.51

Could someone please explain the concept of these blue, red and green lines?

I don't think I've ever seen one.

madmusician · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 18.27

My contextual spell checker in Word 2007 doesn't actually work. It checks grammar, and frequently puts green lines under things I type, but I have never seen a red line, even under words that are blatant gibberish, let alone a blue one. All seems to be turned on - any ideas?

cdd · Mon 27 Apr, 2009 21.40

Hymagumba wrote:you're wrong, cdd.

that will trigger a green line as a fragment.

Actually, we're both right.

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