- Spell Check Content
- Spell Check Content
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- After recording and editing content, and especially before publishing, you should verify that the spelling of text included in the content is correct.
- Text in the following areas is included in this operation:
- Module, section, and topic names
- Text and object names in the Frame Properties toolpane
- Implicit text for string inputs
- Decision frame headings and path names
- Jump-in point text
- Text in Author Notes, Instructor Notes, and Expected Test Results panes in the Topic Editor
- Text in web pages
- Tooltips
- Glossary terms and definitions
- Keywords
- Roles
- Document output fields in the Properties toolpane
- Custom properties
- The names of the following document types are not included in this operation: web pages, packages, glossaries, role lists, and publishing styles.
- Note:
- You can only start this tool from the Library or the Outline Editor. From the Library, you must have at least one document selected or the tool is disabled. If nothing is selected in the Outline Editor, the entire outline is searched; this is equivalent to selecting the root of the outline.
- If the document(s) selected for spell checking are linked to other documents, you are prompted with the choice of checking the selection only or the selection and related documents. Clicking the View Related Documents link displays a list of the related documents. For this process, related documents are defined as all searchable documents that are directly or indirectly linked as children of the selection. For example, if you select a section that has topics and each of the topics has a web page linked as its concept, choosing to search related documents searches the section, the topics, and the web pages linked to the topics. Templates and package contents are not included in this operation.
- By default, the Spelling tool ignores words that are in all uppercase letters and attempts to split compound words into two words. However, you can change these settings on the
- Spelling
- When a misspelled word is found, the Developer identifies the Library path of the document in which the word appears, as well as the context of the word within the document. You then have the option of ignoring that particular instance or all instances of the word, changing the word in that particular location or in all locations where it appears, or adding the word to the custom dictionary.
- Warning!
- When you add a word to your dictionary during a spelling check, the word is added to the custom dictionary specified in the
- Spelling
- Language Property
- During a spelling check, the Developer uses the dictionary that matches the Language property of the document it is currently checking. If the content selected for a spelling check includes documents with different assigned languages, the spelling checker switches dictionaries as needed. If no dictionary of the same language exists, the spelling checker skips the document and adds a message to the activity log.
- Multi-user Considerations
- For changes to be made to a document using this tool, the document must be checked out. If you plan to use this tool offline, you should
- check out
- check in
- version control system
- To spell check a document:
- From the Library or Outline Editor, select one or more documents or folders containing the documents whose content you want to spell check.
- On the
- Tools
- Spelling
- OK
- If a misspelling is found, it is displayed in the Location section, along with information describing the location of the text within the document and the location of the document within the Library. Click
- Ignore
- Ignore All
- Change
- Change All
- Add
- Yes
- No
- If necessary, click
- Options
- User Dictionaries
- Add
- Click
- OK