Spelling, AutoCorrect, and Reference Tools: Setting Spell Check Options in PowerPoint

Created: Thursday, March 9, 2017, posted by Geetesh at 12:35 pm

Updated: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 11:49 am

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Has it ever happened that you know that a particular word is misspelled, but PowerPoint’s spell check doesn’t seem to think so! That may be because your word may be in all CAPS, or it may contain some numbers. In these cases, and in several other instances, PowerPoint just ignores any misspellings. Fortunately, you can turn off the options that instruct PowerPoint to ignore these misspellings.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Setting Spell Check Options in PowerPoint 365

Setting Spell Check Options in PowerPoint 2016

Setting Spell Check Options in PowerPoint 2013

Setting Spell Check Options in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Setting Spell Check Options in PowerPoint 2011

Setting Spell Check Options in PowerPoint

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