Change Your Spell Checking Options
HotDocs can spell check text used in component files as well as answers entered during an interview.
As HotDocs spell checks, it looks at the spell checking settings stored in the HotDocs section of the system registry to determine what words the spell checker looks at and how it decides on words to suggest as possible alternatives to words not in the dictionary. You can change these settings.
To change your spell checking options
- At the HotDocs library, click the
Options button. The HotDocs Options dialog box appears. - Click the Spell Checking folder. The contents of the window change to show your spell checking options.
- Select appropriate options, as described in the following table:
| To | Do This |
| Cause HotDocs to ignore capitalized words, such as names, cities, titles, and so on | Select Ignore capitalized words (e.g. Canada). |
| Cause HotDocs to ignore words that contain all capital letters, such as acronyms or abbreviations | Select Ignore words in all capitals (e.g. ASAP). |
| Cause HotDocs to ignore words that contain both uppercase and lowercase letters | Select Ignore words with mixed case (e.g. InLine). |
| Cause HotDocs to ignore words that also contain digits | Select Ignore words with digits (e.g. Win95). |
| Cause the replacement words HotDocs suggests to match the case of the misspelled word | Select Match case when comparing. |
| Cause HotDocs to match the case of misspelled words when replacing them | Select Match case when replacing. |
| Cause HotDocs to provide a list of possible replacements for misspelled words | Select Always suggest replacements. |
| Cause HotDocs to provide a list of possible replacements based on words that sound like the misspelled word | Select Make phonetic suggestions. |
| Cause HotDocs to provide a list of possible replacements based on words that are typographically similar | Select Make typographical suggestions. |
| Cause HotDocs to provide a list of possible replacements that are made up of more than one word | Select Make split word suggestions. |
| Cause HotDocs to check the spelling only if the text is more than 1 line | Select Check multiple-line text only. |
| Cause HotDocs to use the British spelling dictionary rather than the English dictionary | Select Use UK spelling dictionary. |
When a word is not in the spelling checker’s dictionary, HotDocs checks for it in your personal dictionary, Personal Dictionary.TLX. If it is not found there, you can add it by clicking Add at the Check Spelling dialog box.
You can change these settings whenever you are spell checking. To do this, click Options at the Check Spelling dialog box.