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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 the spelling pane will appear on
the right 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 is spelled
wrong when it isn't like people's names
or proper nouns if that happens you have
a couple of options
ignore will 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 let's
close the spelling pane for now and look
at some of the other errors on this
slide they're easy to spot because
PowerPoint marks spelling errors
automatically using these red wavy lines
let's see here 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 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 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 then as in first this then that
vs. 6 is more than 5 if you decide to
turn on grammar check it's important to
know that it isn't looking for all
grammatical errors only contextual
spelling errors so you'll still need to
proofread your presentation to make sure
no grammar errors are left behind 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 now in this mode you can still
find and correct spelling errors using
the command on the review tab I prefer
to leave Auto check on however because
it's just a really helpful tool click OK
when you're finished 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