Spreadsheets

Unit 1: Introducing the Spreadsheet

Lesson 3: Editing Data

How do you use the Spell checker?

Before you start the Spell checker, make sure the sheets(s) you want to check are selected. To start the Spell checker, select Spelling... from the Tools menu or click the icon on the standard toolbar. When the Spell checker finds a misspelled word (or repeated word) it will make an attempt to offer suggested changes. Many times the first suggestion on the list is the word you ment to type. Unlike Word, Excel doesn't have a Grammar checker.

For more information, see page EX-70 in the text or view the following animation.

Things to note from the animation:

1. Multiple worksheets are selected in the beginning.
2. The Spell checker starts checking at the cursor.
3. It will "wrap" at the end of the sheet and continue checking from the beginning of the document.
4. Not all the words it finds are misspelled words. Many proper names will look like misspellings to the Spell checker.
5. When it finds a repeated word, it gives you an option to delete one of the words.