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Separating Grammar-Checking from Spell-Checking
Summary: You may not want Word to perform a grammar check every time it does a spell check. If this is the case, you can make one quick configuration change and the two tasks will be unlinked so they don’t happen at the same time. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)
By default, whenever you do a grammar check, Word also checks the spelling of your documents. You may have already done a spelling check, however, so there is no need to do it again. To separate grammar and spell-checking, follow these steps:
- Choose Options from the Tools menu. You will see the Options dialog box.
- Make sure the Spelling & Grammar tab is selected. (Click here to see a related figure.)
- Click on the Check Grammar with Spelling check box so it is not selected.
- Click on OK.
Tip #1025 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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