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Check Spelling As You Type
By default, you can check spelling as you enter text in the In-Place Text Editor.
Any word you enter is checked for spelling errors when it is completed. A
word is considered completed when one of the following actions are taken:
■ Pressing Spacebar or Enter
■ Moving the cursor to another position within the In-Place Text Editor.
Misspelled words are underlined
with a red dotted line
Any word not found in the current dictionary is underlined as misspelled.
Spelling suggestions are displayed when you right-click the underlined word.
Switch Dictionaries
The Check Spelling feature contains several main dictionaries, which are
available in different languages. You can also create any number of custom
dictionaries and switch between them as needed.
During a spelling check, the words in the drawing are matched to the words
in the current main dictionary. Any words you add are stored in the custom
dictionary that is current at the time of the spelling check. For example, you
can add proper names so they are no longer identified as misspelled words.
NOTE By default AutoCAD provides you with one sample custom dictionary that
contains words such as AutoCAD and Autodesk.
To check spelling in another language, change to a different main dictionary.
You can change dictionaries in the Dictionaries dialog box or by specifying
the dictionary name in the DCTMAIN or DCTCUST system variable. For a list
of the main dictionary file names, see DCTMAIN.
NOTE The filename for a custom dictionary cannot use any non-current code
page characters in its name. If you are sharing a custom dictionary between
different locals or languages do not use non-ASCII characters.
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