When you have a record or layout to spell check, choose Edit > Spelling. The submenu then offers you the choice of checking the spelling of only what you've already highlighted (Check Selection), the entire record currently on your screen (Check Record), or the records browsed in the current session (Check All) (Figure 6.1). Choose one and release your cursor and the Spelling dialog box appears.
Figure 6.1. Found under the Edit menu, the Spelling submenu offers you three spelling selection choices.
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If the dictionary says the selection is spelled correctly, click Done (top, Figure 6.2). If FileMaker suspects that the word is misspelled, it displays one or more possible replacement words (bottom, Figure 6.2). Click the one you preferor type in your own choicethen click the Replace and Done buttons.
Figure 6.2. The Spelling dialog box, which changes depending on whether the selection is spelled correctly (top) or seems questionable (bottom), offers five options including seeing the word in context.
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If the word isn't in FileMaker's dictionary because it's a formal name or special term, you can click Ignore All or Learn, and then click Done when that button appears. Clicking Learn adds the word to your currentuser dictionary. If you are not already using a special dictionary for this file, FileMaker automatically adds the word to User.upr, your default special user dictionary, which resides inside the folder where you installed FileMaker.
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If the field or file you're spell checking is password protected or access to it is otherwise restricted, you won't be able to change a misspelling.
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