Word 2013 has a number of different tools that can check your document for mistakes. A popular one to enable is the passive voice checker, but perhaps the most commonly used proofreading tool is the spell checker.
You have probably found that you can manually run a spell check by clicking the Review tab at the top of the window, then clicking the Spelling & Grammar button, but there is another setting that will enable Word to fix misspellings automatically as you type. Our tutorial below will show you where this automatic spell checker is located so that you can take advantage of this handy feature.
Enabling the Automatic Spell Checker in Word 2013
The steps in this guide will adjust the settings in Word 2013 so that the program automatically fixes misspellings as you type. Note that it may not fix every misspelling, as certain misspellings can be a little ambiguous. It is still a good idea to run the manual spell checker when you are done to help with any of the words that the tool misses.
Step 1: Open the document in Word 2013.
Step 2: Click the File tab at the top-left corner of the window.
Step 3: Click the Options button at the bottom of the left column.
Step 4: Click the Proofing tab at the left side of the Word Options window.
Step 5: Check the box to the left of Check spelling as you type. You can then click the OK button at the bottom of the window to close and apply your changes.
If Word 2013 still won’t automatically fix your spelling mistakes, then there is another setting that you should check.
Click the Review tab at the top of the window.
Click the Language button in the Language section of the ribbon, then click the Set Proofing Language option.
Confirm that the box to the left of Do not check spelling and grammar is unchecked. It should look like the image below. You can then click the OK button on this Language window.
If Word keeps bypassing a misspelled word, then read this article – https://www.solveyourtech.com/how-to-remove-an-entry-in-the-word-2013-dictionary/ – to learn how you can remove an entry from the dictionary and have Word identify it as a mistake.
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