WD97: Spelling and Grammar Checkers Do Not Flag Single Letters

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Neither the Spelling command nor the Grammar command flags a single letter as a misspelled word, regardless of case. For example, in the following sentence

Now is the time f R all good men to come to the aid...

CAUSE

Word does not flag a single letter, because it is considered an intentional action (for example, a heading of an index section). However, if you have two single letters, such as f and f (separated by a space), Word flags the second letter, regardless of case, because Word flags duplicate (repeated) words.

WORKAROUND

The AutoCorrect feature can be used to change an entry if it is a typical misspelling. For example, an entry of "t" can be automatically changed to "to" from the Tools menu by selecting AutoCorrect and adding "t" to the "Replace Text as You Type" dialog box.

NOTE: In the example of this article, you can create an AutoCorrect entry to insert the word "for" instead of the f and a space; however, Word does not flag "R" as a misspelling or grammatical error. There is no good workaround for this type of problem.

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Keywords : kbproof winword word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb