Spell checker (word spell), Note – Brother WP330MDS User Manual

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Spell Checker (Word Spell)

The Spell Checker comes with a built-in dictionary of about 95,000 English words.

When checking your text, the Spell Checker automatically compares each word with
the contents of the built-in dictionary. If a word is not found in the built-in dictionary,
the

word processor assumes

that

tfie word in question is misspelled and warns you.

The built-in dictionary contains only standard English words, and will consider words

like brand names, people’s names, or foreign language words as misspelled words,
even if those words are correct. If you frequently use such words in your document,

you should create a “User Dictionary” and store those words in that dictionary. The

user dictionary is kept in the memory for as long as the power is on. When a word

cannot be found in the built-in dictionary, the Spell Checker will scan the user
dictionary and warn you only if the word cannot be found there.

When a word cannot be found in either dictionary, the Spell Checker gives you a

menu of options;

You can IGNORE the warning and keep the suspect word unchanged.

You can ask for

SUGGESTIONS.

In this case, the Spell Checker will supply

possible replacement word(s) for the suspect word.

You can also directly RETYPE the word correctly. This option is used when the

error is evident and easy to correct, or when the system cannot provide the

correct suggestion.

You can ADD the suspect word to the user dictionary. This is useful when the

suspect word, although correct, is not a standard English word. Once the word is
stored in the user dictionary, the Spell Checker will not warn you the next time the

same word is found.

The Spell Checker also detects double words (you typed the same word twice). When

this happens, a menu of options appears;

You can IGNORE the warning and keep the repeated word in the text.

You can automatically ERASE the SECOND WORD.

NOTE:

This system is not a replacement for careful proofreading of your documents. It

has no way of knowing, for example, whether words are missing or whether a

given word is appropriate for the current context. If you type “teh'’ instead of “the”,

the spell checker alerts you because “teh” is not a valid English word, but if you

type “one" instead of “on", it does not consider it a mistake.

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