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To check spelling for any text on your worksheet, select Review > Proofing > Spelling.

Tip: You can also press F7.

Here are some things that happen when you use the spelling checker:

• If you select a single cell for spell check, Excel checks the entire worksheet, including the comments, page headers, footers, and graphics.

• If you select multiple cells, Excel checks spelling only for those cells.

• To spell check words in a formula bar, select the words.

Note: Excel doesn't check spelling in cells that contain formulas.

Correct spelling as you type

Both AutoComplete and AutoCorrect can help fix typing errors on the go.

AutoComplete, on by default, helps to maintain accuracy as you type by matching entries in other cells and does not check individual words in a cell. AutoComplete can be handy when creating formulas.

AutoCorrect fixes errors in a formula's text, worksheet controls, text boxes, and chart labels. Here's how to use it:

1. Select File > Options > Proofing.

2. Select AutoCorrect Options and select the most likely typing errors.

Note: You can't use AutoCorrect for text in a dialog box.

Additional resources

For more help with spelling and language, select Review > Proofing > Research or Thesaurus, or Review > Language > Translate.

1. On the Review tab, select Spelling or press F7 on the keyboard.

   Note: The Spelling dialog will not open if no spelling errors are detected, or if the word you are trying to add already exists in the dictionary.

2. Do any of the following.

   To	Do this
   Change the word	Under Suggestions, select the word that you want to use, and then select Change.
   Change every occurrence of this word in this document	Under Suggestions, select the word that you want to use, and then select Change All.
   Ignore this word and move on to the next misspelled word	Select Ignore Once.
   Ignore every occurrence of this word in this document and move on to the next misspelled word	Select Ignore All.

Correct spelling as you type

You can use the AutoCorrect feature to correct typos and misspelled words. For more information, see AutoCorrect features in Excel.

To check spelling for any text on your worksheet, select Review > Proofing > Spelling.

Here are some things that happen when you use the spelling checker:

• If you select a single cell for spell check, Excel checks the entire worksheet, including the comments, page headers, footers, and graphics.

• If you select multiple cells, Excel checks spelling only for those cells.

Note: Excel doesn't check spelling in cells that contain formulas, but you can spell check words in the formula, just select the words in the formula bar.

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