1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling & Grammar tab.
2. Under Spelling or Grammar, select the options that you want.

1. Select the text that you don't want to check.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Language, and then click Set Language.
3. Select the Do not check spelling or grammar check box.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling & Grammar tab.
2. Click Settings.
3. In the Writing style box, select whether you want to check grammar and style, or grammar only.

   If you are setting options for text that is written in a language other than your language version of Microsoft Word, the options may vary slightly.

4. In the Grammar and style options box, do one or both of the following:
   • Under Require, select the options that you want for serial commas, punctuation within quotation marks, and number of spaces between sentences.
   • Under Grammar and Style, select or clear the check boxes next to the rules that you want the grammar checker to check or ignore.

   If you are setting options for text that is written in a language other than your language version of Word, the options may vary slightly. For example, some group names might be different, and others, such as Require, may not appear.

Note  To restore the original rules of the selected grammar and writing style, click Reset All.

You can also use the AutoCorrect feature to specify an alternate spelling for a word. For example, if you usually type in U.S. English but you don't want "theatre" to be considered a misspelled word, you can prevent Word from marking "theatre" as misspelled.

1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect options, and then click the AutoCorrect tab.
2. Click Exceptions, and then click the Other Corrections tab.
3. In the Don't correct box, type the alternate spelling that you want to use, and then click Add.
4. Click OK.