Things You'll Need:
- Word 2003
- Computer
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Step 1
Open an existing document or type a new document in Word 2003.
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Step 2
Understand automatic spelling and grammar checking. By default, Word 2003 checks your grammar and spelling as you go. Wavy red underlines mean you may have misspelled a word. Wavy green underlines indicate a possible grammatical error. Right-click the word or line in question to see suggestions.
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Step 3
Set up the spelling and grammar checker. If you want to check only spelling or only grammar you’ll have to change some options. Click "Tools," click "Options," and then “Spelling & Grammar.” Set the options. Right-click and select “What’s this?” if you don't understand what an option does.
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Step 4
Run the "Spelling and Grammar" check, Click "Tools," and then "Spelling and Grammar" or hit the "F7" key. A dialog box will display any possible errors.
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Step 5
Review the sentence. Consider the suggestions and decide whether to implement them.
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Step 6
Click "Ignore" to reject any changes. Click “Ignore All” if you want Word 2003 to stop asking you about future occurrences of that word.
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Step 7
Choose "Add to Dictionary" to add the word to Word 2003’s dictionary. This will halt Word from continually flagging the word. Use this option for new words or proper names that Word 2003 does not recognize.
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Step 8
Choose a suggestion from the list and click “Change” to replace the misspelled word. Click “Change All” to change any other occurrences of the word.
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Step 9
Click the "AutoCorrect" option and Word 2003 automatically will fix the spelling error the next time it appear. For example, if you choose to autocorrect “the” for “teh,” Word 2003 will insert “the” wherever you accidentally type “teh.”
