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Chapter 2 Creating a Document Using the Pages Templates 47
Checking Spelling
Pages uses the Mac OS X spell-checker to catch spelling errors in your document. You
can set the spell-checker to flag spelling errors as you type, or you can check your
entire document or selected text at any time.
To flag misspelled words as you type:
m Choose Edit > Spelling > Check Spelling as You Type.
As you type, misspelled words appear with a red dashed line below them. If you’re not
sure how to spell the word, you can see a list of possible spellings.
To get a list of spelling suggestions:
1 Hold down the Control key and click the misspelled word. A list of optional spellings
appears (a word may generate no optional spellings if it cannot be recognized at all).
2 Choose the correct spelling if you see it in the list.
If you know you have spelled the word correctly, and you want to add it to the
spelling dictionary used for all documents, choose Learn Spelling from the pop-up list.
If you don’t want this word to be flagged as misspelled, and you don’t want to add it
to the spelling dictionary used for all documents, choose Ignore Spelling from the
pop-up list. Ignore Spelling works only in the current document until you close it.
After you correct the misspelled word, the red line disappears.
To turn the spell-checker off:
m Choose Edit > Spelling > Check Spelling as You Type to deselect it (make sure the
checkmark is not visible next to the menu command).
To check spelling in your document one word at a time:
m Place the cursor in a word you want to check, or anywhere in the document, and then
do one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Spelling > Check Spelling.
The spell-checker begins checking the spelling of each word in your document,
beginning wherever you placed your cursor. The first misspelled word found is
highlighted. You can correct it or choose the same menu command again, to
continue checking the document. To go through the document more quickly, press
Command-semicolon (;) to continue checking the document.