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Using the Spellcheck Utility
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The Spellcheck utility examines all text regions of your worksheet, including collapsed sections for potential spelling mistakes. It does not check input, output, or text in execution groups.
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Note: The Spellcheck utility uses American spelling.
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How to Use the Spellcheck Utility
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From the Tools menu, select Spellcheck. (Note: You can also use the F7 shortcut key.) The Spellcheck dialog appears. It automatically begins checking the worksheet for potential spelling mistakes.
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If the Spellcheck utility finds a word that it does not recognize, that word is displayed in the Not Found text box. You have six choices:
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- To ignore the word, click Ignore.
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- To ignore all instances of the word, click Ignore All.
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- To change the word, that is, accept one of the suggested spellings for the word, the one that is in the Change To text box, click Change.
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- To change all instances of the word, that is, accept the suggested spelling to replace all instances of the word, click Change All.
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- To add the word to your dictionary, click Add.
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- To close the Spellcheck dialog, that is, quit the Spellcheck utility, click Close.
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When the Spellcheck is complete, a dialog containing the message "spellchecking complete" appears. Click OK to close this dialog.
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Selecting a Suggestion
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To select one of the suggestions as the correct spelling, click the appropriate word from the list in the Suggestions text box.
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If none of the suggestions are correct, you can highlight the word in the Change To text box and enter the correct spelling. Click Change to accept this new spelling.
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Custom Dictionary
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You can create and maintain a custom dictionary that works with the Maple Spellcheck utility.
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Properties of the Custom Dictionary File
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It must be a text file, for example, mydictionary.txt.
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It is a list of words, one word per line.
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It is case sensitive. This means that integer and Integer require individual entries in the dictionary file.
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It does not require manual maintenance. You build your dictionary file by using the Add functionality of the Spellcheck. However, you can manually edit the file if an error is introduced.
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To specify that a custom dictionary be used with the Maple Spellcheck utility:
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Create a text file (for example, .txt) using your favorite text editor in a directory/folder of your choice.
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In Maple, from the Tools menu, select Options, and then click the General tab.
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In the User Dictionary field, enter the path and name of the text file you created in step 1, or click Browse to select the location and filename.
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To ignore Maple words that are command and function names, select the Use Maple Words in Spellchecker check box. A check mark indicates that the Spellcheck ignores Maple words.
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Click Apply to Session.
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Adding a Word to Your Dictionary
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When running the spellcheck, if the word in the Not Found text box is correct, you can add the word to your dictionary.
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Click the Add button. If this is the first time you are adding a word, the Select User Dictionary dialog opens.
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Enter or select the custom dictionary (text file) you created.
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Click Select. The word is automatically added to your custom dictionary file.
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Spellcheck Usage and the Worksheet
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Spelling errors can be changed only in the Spellcheck dialog when using the Spellcheck utility. You cannot change the text in the worksheet while the Spellcheck utility is running.
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This Spellcheck utility does not check grammar.
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