Chapter 5: Taking Advantage of the Proofing Tools
In This Chapter
Fixing spelling errors and customizing the spelling dictionary
Repairing grammatical errors in documents
Looking up a word definition
Finding text — and replacing it if you want
Conducting outside research while you work in Word
Looking for a better word in the thesaurus
Working with and translating foreign language text
I was going to call this chapter “Foolproofing Your Work,” but that seemed kind of presumptuous because keeping every error from slipping into your work is well-nigh impossible. Still, you can do a good job of proofing your work and eliminating errors by using the tools that Word provides for that purpose. This chapter describes how to proof your work for spelling and grammatical errors. It shows how ...