Spell Check Components

Using Component Manager, you can spell check text-based properties of components, such as prompts, titles, notes, and dialog element text.

To spell check components

  1. Open Component Manager. (See Open and Close Component Manager.) The Component Manager window appears.
  2. Click the Spell Check Components button. The Spell Check Components dialog box appears.
  3. From the Include list, select one of the following options: All components in list, Selected components in list, or All components in component file.
  4. Select the component properties you want to spell check. (See Component Properties.)
  5. Click OK. If HotDocs finds any unrecognized words, it displays the Check Spelling dialog box.
  6. Make your selection, based on information in the following table:
To Do This
Ignore the current instance of the word and continue spell checking Click Ignore.
Ignore all instances of the word and continue spell checking Click Ignore All.
Correct only the current instance of the word and continue spell checking Select an existing replacement from the Change to list (or type the replacement in the Change to field) and click Change.
Correct all instances of the misspelled word and continue spell checking Select an existing replacement from the Change to list (or type the replacement in the Change to field) and click Change All.
Add the word to your personal dictionary so that the spelling checker will not question the word again Click Add.
Display additional spelling alternatives for the unrecognized word Click Suggest.

A deeper search takes longer but produces better possible replacements. If the button is unavailable, HotDocs is searching at the deepest level.
Change your spell checking options, such as which words the spelling checker looks at and how it determines whether a word is a possible replacement Click Options. (You can also change your options at the HotDocs Options dialog box. See Change Your Spell Checking Options.)

When you are finished spell checking, HotDocs displays a list of components that were modified in the Changed Components list. If HotDocs does not find any misspelled words, or if you do not correct any misspellings, this list is empty. To view the full list of components again, click the Components drop-down button and choose All Components.