Office 2021: How to ensure spelling and grammar check for all content in a document?

[Jamal NUMAN]

Office 2021: How to ensure spelling and grammar check for all content in a document?




Based on the screenshots provided, I noticed that some text is marked with the “Don’t check spelling or grammar” option selected. Consequently, spelling and grammar checks are not applied to these sections. I also observed that this setting is applied when inserting captions or citations, even though the “Check grammar with spelling” option is enabled in Word.


How can I disable the “Don’t check spelling or grammar” option for the entire document, while ensuring it remains enabled only for text that is automatically inserted, such as captions and citations?

[Charles Kenyon]

This, like the proofing language can be set for the application or document, but in reality, it is set at the character level like formatting. It can come in with pasted text as well.


You can clear the box for it in the dialog you are looking at, but this will also apply to citations and captions.