Microsoft Office 2007 Help

Turn Off Automatic Spelling Checking and Automatic Grammar Checking Features

By default, the automatic spelling checking and automatic grammar checking features are enabled in the following Microsoft Office programs:

• Microsoft Office Word 2007
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
• Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
• Microsoft OneNote 2007
• Microsoft Publisher 2007
• Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007
• Microsoft Visio 2007

These two features are not available in the following Microsoft Office programs:

• Microsoft Office Access 2007
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007
• Microsoft Office Project 2007

Steps to Turn Off the Automatic Spelling Checking and Automatic Grammar Checking In Office 2007 Programs

Word 2007

• In the Word 2007 window, click on the Microsoft Office Button and then select Word Options.
• Select Proofing and then perform the following tasks:
  
  • Clear the Check spelling as you type check box.
  • Clear the Check grammar as you type check box.

Outlook 2007

• In the Outlook 2007 window, open the Tools menu, and then select Options.
• On the Spelling tab, select Spelling and AutoCorrection and do the following:

• Clear the Check spelling as you type check box.
• Clear the Check grammar as you type check box.

PowerPoint 2007

• In the PowerPoint 2007 window, click on the Microsoft Office button,and then select PowerPoint Options.
• Select Proofing, and then perform the following tasks:
• Clear the Hide spelling errors check box.
• Clear the Check spelling as you type check box.

InfoPath 2007, OneNote 2007, Publisher 2007, SharePoint Designer 2007, and Visio 2007

• Open the Tools menu, select Spelling, and then select Spelling Options.
• Next, perform the following:

• Clear the Hide spelling errors check box.
• Clear the Check spelling as you type check box.