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worry we all make mistakes when we type
luckily PowerPoint includes an
easy-to-use spellcheck that can help you
create professional error-free
presentations all you have to do is go
to review then click the spelling
command
powerpoint will cycle through every
error in your presentation giving you
the chance to type the corrections
yourself or select one of their
suggestions click Change to accept the
correction and move on to the next error
spellcheck isn't perfect though
sometimes it'll say something spelled
wrong when it isn't like people's names
or proper nouns if that happens you have
a couple of options
ignore we'll skip the word one time
without changing it
ignore all will skip the word every time
it appears in your presentation and add
will add the word to the PowerPoint
dictionary so it never comes up as an
error again just make sure the word is
spelled correctly before you go with
this option now I'd like to close this
dialog box so we can take a look at the
auto check that's going on you may not
even need to run a separate check
because by default PowerPoint marks
spelling errors automatically using
these red wavy lines so let's take a
look at what I did wrong I spelled the
word June correctly but forgot to
capitalize it to correct the error all
you have to do is right click and choose
the proper spelling here looks like I
also misspelled spectacular
if you're curious about changing the
spellcheck settings just go to the
backstage view then options
and proofing here powerpoint gives you
the ability to change the way it
addresses spelling errors including Auto
check or check spelling as you type as
well as the use of grammar check which
helps you find and correct contextual
spelling errors contextual spelling can
help you find words that are spelled
correctly but may be used in the wrong
way like the word no as in no thank you
verses now i know my abcs check the box
here if you want powerpoint to hide the
red wavy lines that mark any spelling
errors in your presentation this is the
same as turning off auto check
notice how the box is checked and
disabled now in this mode you can still
find and correct spelling errors using
the command on the review tab I prefer
to leave the auto check on however
because this affects all of PowerPoint
not just what you're currently working
on click OK when you're done to return
to your presentation it's still a good
idea to have someone look over your work
before you present it to an audience
just to be safe happy proofing
you