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    <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154664" role="paragraph">%PRODUCTNAME can automatically check spelling while you type and underline possible misspelled words with a red wavy line.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3154678">To Check Spelling Automatically While You Type</h2>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155531" role="listitem">Choose <emph>Tools - Automatic Spell Checking</emph>.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155569" role="listitem">Right-click a word with a red wavy underline, and then choose a suggested replacement word from the list, or from the <emph>AutoCorrect </emph>submenu.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147759" role="paragraph">If you choose a word from the <item type="menuitem">AutoCorrect</item> submenu, the underlined word and the replacement word are automatically added to the AutoCorrect list for the current language. To view the AutoCorrect list, choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - AutoCorrect - AutoCorrect Options</item>, and then click the <item type="menuitem">Replace</item> tab.</paragraph>
      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147819" role="paragraph">You can also add the underlined word to your custom dictionary by choosing <emph>Add</emph>.</paragraph>
      <h2 id="hd_id3147220">To Exclude Words From the Spellcheck</h2>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147263" role="listitem">Select the words that you want to exclude.</paragraph>
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         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147282" role="listitem">Click the Language control on the Status bar to open a menu.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145602" role="listitem">Choose "None (Do not check spelling)".</paragraph>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145648" role="paragraph"><link href="text/shared/optionen/01010401.xhp">Creating a new dictionary.</link></paragraph>
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