Chapter 8. Making the Most of Word's Proofing and Research Tools

In this chapter

Using Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking
Disabling or Hiding Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking
Checking Spelling Through the Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box
Controlling Spelling Settings
Creating Custom Dictionaries for Custom Needs
Spell Checking Text in Foreign Languages
A Closer Look at the Grammar Checker
Using the Word Thesaurus
Using Word's Built-In Language Translation Tools
Working with Additional Research Services
Counting a Document's Words, Pages, Lines, and Characters
Displaying Readability Statistics
Controlling Hyphenation
Troubleshooting

Part I: Word Basics: Get Productive Fast

Part II: Building Slicker Documents Faster

Chapter 8. Making the Most of Word's Proofing and Research Tools

Using Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking

Disabling or Hiding Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking

Checking Spelling Through the Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box

Controlling Spelling Settings

Creating Custom Dictionaries for Custom Needs

Spell Checking Text in Foreign Languages

A Closer Look at the Grammar Checker

Using the Word Thesaurus

Using Word's Built-In Language Translation Tools

Working with Additional Research Services

Counting a Document's Words, Pages, Lines, and Characters

Displaying Readability Statistics

Controlling Hyphenation

Troubleshooting

Chapter 9. Automating Your Documents

Chapter 10. Streamlining Your Formatting with Styles

Chapter 11. Templates, Wizards, and Add-Ins

Chapter 12. Structuring and Organizing Information with Tables

Part III: The Visual Word: Making Documents Look Great

Part IV: Industrial-Strength Document Production Techniques

Part VI: The Corporate Word

Appendix A. What's on Que's WOPR CD