The Spell Check feature allows you to check the spelling in your text document while typing and apply suggested corrections.
Using Spell Check
Using Expert PDF’s spell check tool, you will see a familiar red squiggle line appear under any word that has a mistake.
When you first open your document, the spell check tool will not be active. You can activate it at any time.
- Open the Edit Tab.
- Choose Spell Check.
The spell check tab will open. You will be presented with the word that has the mistake. If you see this icon, the spell check tool is active, it will disappear when it is disabled.
There are a few options available for you.
- Click Ignore if the word is spelled that way intentionally. This will remove the notification of a spelling mistake.
- Ignore All will ignore all instances of this word.
- Select any of the Suggestions and it will instantly update with the correct spelling.
- Click the plus icon to add the word to the dictionary, i.e. confirm its correct spelling. It allows you to add the selected word so that it is not detected by the Spell Check.
- Click the icon at the bottom of the Spell Check panel to view and edit the list of added words to the dictionary.
- Click the bin icon to delete the word from the list or use the Clear All option to clear the Word List completely.
You can verify the dictionary used when checking the spelling here.
- Click the dictionary if you want to change it.
- You’ll need to add these dictionaries to Expert PDF first.
- Choose the dictionary you want to use from the list.
- Click Set Dictionary.
You can choose to have Expert PDF use this dictionary automatically when you are typing.
- Toggle the switch under Detect Language Automatically to enable it.
- Click Apply to confirm your choice.
- You can also right-click the underlined word and navigate to the More option to access the following features in the context menu:
- Add to Dictionary – allows you to add the underlined word to the dictionary, therefore, making it an approved word;
- Ignore All – allows you to ignore all suggestions for that kind of word(s);
- See More – refers you directly to the Spell Check panel from the right side of the application.
Adding new dictionaries to Expert PDF
You can set up the dictionaries you want in the Options of Expert PDF.
- Click Options in the right upper corner.
- Choose Spell Check.
- Choose between the Built-In or Custom dictionaries.
- The Built-In option will access dictionaries installed on your Windows system. Any dictionaries available in your Microsoft Office applications can be used in Expert PDF.
- The Custom allows you to import any additional dictionaries from your system.
- Click on the + icon.
- Check the box next to the dictionary you want to add.
- You can choose more than one at once.
You can set a default dictionary for your work. This will be at the top of your list of dictionaries.
- Click on the three dots icon next to any dictionary and choose Set as default.
Each of these dictionaries will be visible each time you use the spell check feature.
- Click on the three dots icon and choose Edit Word List of a dictionary.
You can remove any of the dictionaries from the spell check options.
- Click on the three dots icon and choose Remove from the list next to the dictionary you want to delete.
Other spell check options
You have the choice of using spell check when you are typing in your PDF document.
- Toggle the switch under Check Spelling while Typing to disable/enable it.
- Toggle the switch under Check Spelling in Text Field Form to disable/enable it.
You can also disable Expert PDF’s ability to detect the language automatically. This means each time you use the spell check tool, you’ll need to pick the language/dictionary you want to use.
- Toggle the switch under Detect Language Automatically to disable/enable it.
You can also change the color used to indicate a spelling mistake.
- Click the circle next to Underline Color.
- Choose the color you want to use.