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How to Check Spelling
Set your dictionary preferences
1. Choose the menu command Nisus Writer Pro > Preferences… and click New Document.
2. Click View.
3. (Un)Check “Check Spelling As You Type” as you prefer.
This applies only to new documents. You can change this on a per-document basis by choosing the
menu command Edit > Spelling > Check Spelling As You Type.
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Misspelled words appear with a red squiggly line beneath them.
Correct your spelling using the keyboard and without calling up the
Spelling window
You can correct your spelling without removing your hands from the keyboard.
1. Type
A
4
;
(Command-Option-Semicolon).
This selects the next misspelled word and draws a “menuoid” with possible corrections.
Figure 287
The correct spelling menuoid
2. Press
.
or
,
to replace the misspelled word with the selected word in the list or
-
to select
another word from the list, then press
.
or
,
to use that word.
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If the spelling checker has only one suggestion it will replace the word immediately (without offering a
menu).
Correct your spelling using the mouse or trackpad and without
calling up the Spelling window
1. press
6
and click the misspelled word.
If the Apple system-wide dictionary recognizes the word as related to one in its database, a
number of possibilities will appear in a contextual menu. In addition, if you have the Language
palette open, the dictionary will display the same words if your insertion point pauses in or
immediately beside the word.
2. Choose the word that matches your choice from the list that appears in the Correct Spelling
submenu as illustrated in Figure 288 below.
If the word is correctly spelled, you can have the dictionary “Learn” the word or “Ignore” it
during this session. Choose Ignore Spelling or Learn Spelling from the contextual menu.
Correct your spelling using the mouse or trackpad and without
calling up the Spelling window and add the word to your QuickFix
abbreviations
1. Press
6
and click the misspelled word.
If the Apple system-wide dictionary recognizes the word as related to one in its database, a
number of possibilities will appear in a contextual menu. In addition, if you have the Language
palette open, the dictionary will display the same words if your insertion point pauses in or
immediately beside the word.
2. Choose the word that matches your choice from the list that appears in the Correct Spelling
and Add to QuickFix submenu.