{"id":630,"date":"2019-01-30T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/?p=630"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:47:14","slug":"check-yourself-pt2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/learning-resources\/check-yourself-pt2\/","title":{"rendered":"Functional Word, Pt. II: Check Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Microsoft Word introduced significant changes to its design in 2007, one thing that seemed to disappear was Spelling and Grammar Check. Luckily, it still exists, albeit hidden, and it has become a lot more useful.<\/p>\n

Under the \u201cReview\u201d tab (between \u201cMailings\u201d and \u201cView\u201d), spelling and grammar check finds its home.\u00a0 Here, the first button on the toolbar will point out all of (or many, it IS just a computer and not a writing tutor, after all) your spelling errors and sentence fragments. There is only one problem with this: many professors are on the lookout for far more than your standard grammar errors. These professors might ask you to use only active voice (and avoid passive) and remind you that contractions are strictly forbidden.<\/p>\n

Standard grammar check will not highlight these errors, but right now, on my screen, \u201care strictly forbidden\u201d has a lovely squiggly blue line under it because it is an example of passive voice. This has happened (the blue line, not the passive voice) because I adjusted my settings. Under the \u201cFile\u201d tab, the same place you will find \u201cSave\u201d and \u201cPrint\u201d, you will find \u201cOptions\u201d at the bottom of the list on the left.\"\"<\/a>
\n<\/a>\"Check<\/a><\/p>\n

This opens up another window. One of the items in the list there is \u201cProofing.\u201d\u00a0 Under the section, \u201cWhen correcting spelling and grammar in Word\u201d is an option \u201cWriting Style\u201d with a drop-down menu. The default is \u201cGrammar Only.\u201d If you change this to \u201cGrammar and Style,\u201d Word will gladly yell at you too for passive voice and contraction use. There are many, many more functions of Word you can adjust here, such as what is auto-corrected, but that\u2019s a topic for another day.<\/p>\n

For now, enjoy the colorful little squiggly lines that Word<\/a> gives you and remember, if you\u2019re unsure why that line is there, simply place the cursor over it and right click. Grammar check will offer corrections or at least tell you which error it sees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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