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Don't worry, we all make mistakes when we
type. Luckily, PowerPoint includes an easy-to-use

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spell check that can help you create professional,
error-free presentations. All you have to

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do is go to Review, then click the Spelling
command.

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The spelling pane will appear on the right.
PowerPoint will cycle through every error

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in your presentation, giving you the chance
to type the corrections yourself... or select

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one of their suggestions. Click Change to
accept the correction and move on to the next

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error.

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Spell check isn't perfect, though. Sometimes
it'll say something is spelled wrong when

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it isn't - like people's names, or proper
nouns. If that happens, you have a couple

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options. Ignore will skip the word one time
without changing it... Ignore All will skip

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the word every time it appears in your presentation...
and Add will add the word to the PowerPoint

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dictionary so it never comes up as an error
again. Just make sure the word is spelled

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correctly before you go with this option.

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Let's close the spelling pane for now, and
look at some of the other errors on this slide.

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They're easy to spot because PowerPoint marks
spelling errors automatically, using these

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red wavy lines.

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Let's see, here I spelled the word "June"
correctly, but forgot to capitalize it. To

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correct the error, all you have to do is right-click...
and choose the proper spelling here... Looks

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like I also misspelled "spectacular."

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If you're curious about changing the spell
check settings, just go to the Backstage View...

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then Options... and Proofing... Here, PowerPoint
gives you the ability to change the way it

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addresses spelling errors, including the auto-check
(or Check spelling as you type), and the use

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of Grammar Check, which helps you find and
correct contextual spelling errors. Contextual

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spelling can help you find words that are
spelled correctly, but may be used in the

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wrong way - like the word "then," as in "first
this then that," versus "six is more than

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five."

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If you decide to turn on grammar check it's
important to know that it isn't looking for

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all grammatical errors, only contextual spelling
errors. So you'll still need to proof read

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your presentation to make sure no grammar
errors are left behind.

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Check the box here if want PowerPoint to hide
the red wavy lines that mark any spelling

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errors in your presentation. This is the same
as turning off the auto-check; notice how

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the box is checked and disabled now? In this
mode, you can still find and correct spelling

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errors using the command on the Review tab.
I prefer to leave the auto-check on, however,

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because it's just a really helpful tool.

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Click OK when you're finished to return to
your presentation. It's still a good idea

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to have someone look over your work before
you present it to an audience, just to be

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safe. Happy proofing!