Application.CheckSpelling Method

Word Developer Reference

Checks a string for spelling errors. Returns a Boolean to indicate whether the string contains spelling errors. True if the string has no spelling errors.

Syntax

expression.CheckSpelling(Word, CustomDictionary, IgnoreUppercase, MainDictionary, CustomDictionary2, CustomDictionary3, CustomDictionary4, CustomDictionary5, CustomDictionary6, CustomDictionary7, CustomDictionary8, CustomDictionary9, CustomDictionary10)

expression   Required. A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Word Required String The text whose spelling is to be checked.
CustomDictionary Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of the custom dictionary.
IgnoreUppercase Optional Variant True if capitalization is ignored. If this argument is omitted, the current value of the IgnoreUppercase property is used.
MainDictionary Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of the main dictionary.
CustomDictionary2 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary3 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary4 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary5 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary6 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary7 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary8 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary9 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.
CustomDictionary10 Optional Variant Either an expression that returns a Dictionary object or the file name of an additional custom dictionary.

Return Value
Boolean

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