The main dictionary is comprehensive but does not contain proper names or specialized words. If you use special words often, you can add them to your user dictionary so they are recognized. The main dictionary used by default in North America is American English (us.dic), but you can choose another one as your main dictionary, if your version of IBM® Lotus® Notes® includes more than one language dictionary. Language dictionaries have the extension .DIC and are located in your notes\data directory. The user dictionary (user.dic), which is your personal dictionary, is also located in your notes\data directory.

Click any of these topics:

• To show spelling errors as you work
• To check spelling in an entire document
• To check the spelling of selected words in a document

1. In a new document, click Tools and make sure Instant Spell Check is selected.

Note In an existing document, make sure the document is in Edit mode.

To check spelling in an entire document

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Click Tools > Spell Check.

3. For each word that is not recognized you can:

• Click Replace after you change the spelling of the word by either entering a different spelling in the Not in dictionary field or selecting a word from the Suggest list.
• Click Replace All to change the spelling of all instances of the same word throughout the document.
• Click Add to Dictionary to keep the spelling of the word and add the word to your user dictionary (Notes recognizes the word the next time it checks spelling).
• Click Skip to skip the present occurrence of the word.
• Click Skip All to skip all occurrences of the word.
• Click Recheck to recheck the spelling in the document if you choose a different dictionary in the Dictionary list.
• Click Lookup to check the spelling of a word that you enter in the Not in dictionary field that does not appear in the Suggest list.

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To check the spelling of selected words in a document

1. Put the document in Edit mode.

2. Select the text to check.

3. Click Tools > Spell Check.

4. For each word Notes does not recognize you can:

• Click Replace after you change the spelling of the word by either entering a different spelling in the Not in dictionary field or select a word from the Suggest list.
• Click Replace All to change the spelling of all instances of the same word throughout the document.
• Click Add to Dictionary to keep the spelling of the word and add the word to your user dictionary (Notes recognizes the word the next time it checks spelling).
• Click Skip to skip the present occurrence of the word.
• Click Skip All to skip all occurrences of the word.
• Click Recheck to recheck the spelling in the document if you choose a different dictionary in the Dictionary list.
• Click Lookup to check the spelling of a word that you enter in the Not in dictionary field that does not appear in the Suggest list.

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See Also

Editing documents
Ignoring words that contain numbers or all uppercase letters when spell checking
Spell checking language tagged text in documents
Spell checking mail
Spell checking multi-language documents
Switching to a different spelling dictionary
To add, change, or delete words in your user dictionary
Using the medical supplemental dictionary when spell checking

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