Enable/disable check spelling as you type

To enable spell check as you type, follow the following steps:

   1.   On the File tab, click Options:

   2.   In the Word Options dialog box, on the Proofing tab:

• In the When correcting spelling and grammar in Word section:
  • To enable spell checking, make sure that the Check spelling as you type check box is selected,
  • To disable spell checking, deselect the Check spelling as you type check box:
  
• In the Exception for group:
  • To enable spell checking, make sure that all checkboxes are cleared,
  • To disable spell checking, select both options.

Note: You can customize your local Word to use the selected or cleared options for all documents by selecting the appropriate option in the Exception for dropdown list:

   3.   Click OK to close the Word Options dialog box.