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Adding and viewing data 2-15
3. In the Spelling dialog box, choose an option if a questionable word
appears in the Word box.
Note You can’t change a misspelled word in a restricted or
password-protected file or field. In that case, click Next.
4. When the spelling check is complete, click Done.
For more information about adding or removing words from a
dictionary, see FileMaker Pro Help. Choose Help menu > Contents
and Index, click the Index tab, and type dictionaries.
Checking spelling as you type
You can set FileMaker Pro to alert you to spelling errors as you type,
but this option is much slower than the other spelling options. When
you’re alerted to a spelling error, you can:
1 Correct the last word typed.
1 Choose Edit menu > Spelling, then choose Correct Word before you
press Tab or Enter. Use the Spelling dialog box to correct the word.
(See the previous section.)
To check your spelling as you type, see “Setting document spelling
preferences” on page A-6.
Working with OLE objects
With Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), you can combine
information from other applications with information in
FileMaker Pro. You include OLE objects—like graphics,
spreadsheets, sounds, or text created in other applications—in
container fields or layouts in FileMaker Pro files.
In Windows, you can embed, link to, and edit OLE objects. In the
Mac OS, OLE objects appear in container fields as graphics.You can
cut, copy, and paste OLE objects as graphics, but you can’t edit the
objects.
If you publish your database using FileMaker Pro Web Companion
Instant Web Publishing, OLE objects appear as static graphics in a
web browser.
OLE is documented in Help. Choose Help menu > Contents and Index,
click the Index tab, and type OLE.
Text on the current layout (in Layout mode) Check Layout
Text in the found set of records Check All
To Do this when you see a questionable word
Replace a misspelled word
with one in the dictionary
Select a word from the list of suggestions, then
click Replace.
Revise a misspelled word
that isn’t in the dictionaries
by retyping it
For Word, retype the word or the characters you
want to change. Then, click Check. When the
word is spelled as you want, click Replace.
Leave the word as it is Click Skip. FileMaker Pro skips every occurrence
of the word.
Leave the word as it is, and
add it to the user dictionary
Click Learn.
Show (or hide) the word in
question in context
Windows: Click Context.
Mac OS: Click the triangle in the lower right side
of the dialog box.
To check the spelling of Choose
Suggestions for
replacement
Word with
questionable spelling
Mac OS: Click to see the
questionable word in context
You can retype the word if the
correct word isn’t in the list