Spelling and grammar
MyOffice Spreadsheet can automatically check your texts in English and Russian for spelling and grammatical errors.
Check spelling
You can disable or enable spell checking in several ways: •Click the •When working in macOS, select Tools > Spelling and grammar > Check spelling command from the command menu. Enabling or disabling spell checking applies only to the current document and does not affect other open documents. Check spelling basics: •The spell check dictionary is automatically selected by the language of the first character in the cell. •The red wavy line is used to underline: •Words absent in the selected dictionary. •Words with spelling mistakes. •The spell checker runs every time you make changes to the text of the document. Correct spelling mistakes If a spelling mistake is detected, a correction is suggested. To do this, follow these steps: 1.Place the cursor over a word or select a word that is underlined with a red wavy line. 2.Right-click the given word directly in the cell or on the Formula bar. 3.In the context menu, select the correct spelling of this word. If there are no correct spelling variants for the selected word, the context menu displays No suggestions notification. Disable word underlining To avoid underlining words recognized by the application as misspelled ones, add these words to the Custom dictionary or to the list of ignored words. To add a word to the ignore list, follow the steps below: 1.Place the cursor over a word or select a word that is underlined with a red wavy line. 2.Right-click the given word directly in the cell or on the Formula bar. 3.Select Ignore from the context menu. When you run this command, the underline of the word with a red line disappears. If a word occurs multiple times in a document, the changes are applied to all repetitions on a case-sensitive basis. Such changes are saved within a single document session. When you reopen the document, the spell check is run again. If the command is applied incorrectly, return to the previous state using the Check spelling command. To do this, follow these steps: 1.Place the mouse cursor on a word or select a word. 2.Right-click the given word directly in the cell or on the Formula bar. 3.Select Check spelling from the context menu. |
button and run the Custom dictionary
To avoid underlining individual words in the text (for example, proper names, abbreviations, special terms, and so forth), you can enter them in the Custom dictionary. Before you start working with the dictionary, make sure that spell check is enabled in the application. Add a word to the dictionary You can only add individual words to the dictionary. Phrases and word combinations cannot be added. The words in the dictionary are case-sensitive. If a word is spelled with both lowercase and uppercase letters, it is recommended to add both spellings of the word to the dictionary. To add a word to the Custom dictionary directly from the text, follow these steps: 1.Place the mouse cursor or select the word you want to add to the dictionary. 2.Right-click the word directly in the cell or on the Formula bar. 3.Select Add to dictionary from the context menu. To add a new word directly through the dictionary itself, follow these steps: 1.Open the Custom dictionary window in one of the following ways: •Click the •When working in macOS, select Tools > Custom dictionary command from the main menu. 2.In the Custom dictionary window, enter the word you want to add to the dictionary. 3.Click the 4.Click the Done button to finish editing the dictionary and close the window. Use third-party dictionaries To expand the vocabulary available in the spreadsheet editor, you can add third-party dictionaries in .dic format. To do this, proceed as follows: 1.In the Custom dictionary dialog box, click Import. 2.In the file manager window, select the file with *.dic extension and click Open. When finished, the file content will be displayed in the Custom dictionary. Delete a word from the dictionary You can delete a previously added word from the Custom dictionary. To delete a word using Custom dictionary window tools, follow these steps: 1.Open the Custom dictionary window in one of the following ways: •Click the •When working in macOS, select Tools > Custom dictionary command from the main menu. 2.In the Custom dictionary window, hover the mouse cursor over the word you want to delete from the dictionary and click Delete. 3.Click the Done button to finish editing the dictionary and close the window. To delete a word without opening the Custom dictionary window, follow these steps: 1.Place the mouse cursor on the word or select the word you want to remove from the dictionary. 2.Right-click the word directly in the cell or on the Formula bar. 3.Run the Remove from dictionary command from the context menu. |
button or press Grammar check
You can disable or enable spell checking in several ways: •Click the •When working in macOS, select Tools > Spelling and grammar > Check grammar command from the command menu. Enabling or disabling grammar check applies only to the current document and does not affect other open documents. Grammar check basics •The grammar check language is selected automatically by the first letter in the cell. •The grammar check is run when you press Space or Enter, provided that the sentence is complete. •A sentence with a grammatical error is underlined with a blue wavy line both in the cell and on the Formula bar. •Formulas and their values are not checked. |
