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Subject:Re: Word 97 grammar checker--how to customize From:"Bergerson, Carl A" <Carl -dot- Bergerson -at- UNISYS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:11:41 -0500
See my comments below.
Carl Bergerson
Mission Viejo
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carl -dot- bergerson -at- unisys -dot- com
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> From: Jen Michaels[SMTP:jenm -at- STINGRAY -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 10:02 AM
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> Subject: Word 97 grammar checker--how to customize
>
> Hi All:
>
> I have some questions regarding Word 97.
>
> 1. Can you force the grammar/spelling checker to skip certain styles?
> I
> want to prevent the grammar/spelling checker from checking snippets of
> source code. If this isn't possible, do you know of an add-on that has
> this functionality?
>
Set the language attribute for your source code to No Proofing.
> 2. In addition, can you save a word document so that the wavy red and
> green lines do not appear when an end-user opens the document?
>
That's a function of whether the user has selected automatic spelling
(red) and grammar (green). You can override the user's choice in an
AutoOpen macro, but I don't think that's too friendly.
> I receive the digest and need help soon so feel free to send me mail
> at
> jenm -at- stingray -dot- com -dot-
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jen Michaels
>
>
