don't 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 options ignore we'll skip the
word one time without changing it ignore
all we'll 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 the auto check or check
spelling as you type and the use of
contextual spelling 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
vs 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 the auto check notice how
the box is checked and disabled
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
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