Re: Pages spell checker - add words

[Stephen Chape]

Thanks from me too Ronni,
I have just downloaded Pages to try using instead of MS Word.
So I will keep those notes of yours.

I downloaded Numbers about a month ago and I find it much easier and more 
intuitive to use for my home use than MS Excel.

> On 23 May 2016, at 10:52 AM, gdorn%me  wrote:
> 
> Ahh... 
> further to my question below - I think I may have found the answer at  
> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4687491?start=15&tstart=0 
> <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4687491?start=15&tstart=0>
> 
> 
> "
> kama0529 <https://discussions.apple.com/people/kama0529>Jul 8, 2015 4:12 AM  
> <https://discussions.apple.com/message/28531271#28531271>
> in response to EricWeir 
> <https://discussions.apple.com/message/20849510#20849510>
> Highlight the word you want to add
> > Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Show Spelling and Grammar > Learn word
> 
> 
> I hope this works - Appleworks was real good at learning words
> 
> chow
> gary dorn
> gd...@mac.com <mailto:gd...@mac.com>
> 
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: gdorn@me mailto:gd...@me.com>>
>> Subject: Pages spell checker - add words
>> Date: 23 May 2016 10:41:37 AM AWST
>> To: wamug@wamug.org.au <mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au>
>> 
>> howdy
>> 
>> is it possible to add words to Pages spell checker.
>> 
>> For instance - I want to use "Verandah"  but spell checker comes up with 
>> veranda.
>> 
>> 
>> chow
>> 
>> 
>> gdorn
>> gd...@mac.com <mailto:gd...@mac.com>
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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Regards,
Stephen Chape






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Re: Pages spell checker - add words

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Gary,

I know you have solved your issue, I’m just adding some more comments regarding 
OS X System Preferences>Keyboard>Text> Spelling — Apple Language Dictionaries 
(there are quite a few)

Spell-Check on the Fly

Mac OS X offers a really quick way to check the spelling of individual words in 
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, TextEdit, Mail, Notes, and other text-based 
applications. 
In fact, you can check spelling on the fly without leaving the application 
you’re using. 

Here’s how.
When you misspell a word — or type one that doesn’t appear in the standard 
Apple dictionary (System Preferences>Keyboard>Text-Spelling), Mac OS X 
highlights it with a dotted red line. 
To replace it with the correct spelling, right-click the word (or Control-click 
the word). A pop-up menu appears, offering a list of possible replacements. 
Click the correct spelling of the word to instantly update your document.

If you know a highlighted term is spelled correctly, and you don’t want Mac OS 
X to highlight it in future occurrences, choose the Ignore Spelling option from 
the list. 
Mac OS X removes the highlighting below that word wherever it appears, and 
won’t underline this word again if you use it subsequently in your current 
document.

If you want all text-based Mac OS X applications to know the correct spelling 
of that word, you can customize the Mac OS X dictionary to include this correct 
spelling of the term. 
To do so, choose the Learn Spelling option. Mac OS X adds this spelling to its 
dictionary, and that word appears in the pop-up list of correctly spelled 
terms, whether you’re using Pages, Keynote or any other text-based Mac OS X 
application that uses its spelling dictionary.

By the way, while this shortcut offers a quick way to check the spelling of a 
single word, you can always check the spelling of your entire document by 
pressing Command + Shift + ; (semicolon).

Cheers,
Ronni

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1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage

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> On 23 May 2016, at 10:41 AM, gdorn%me  wrote:
> 
> howdy
> 
> is it possible to add words to Pages spell checker.
> 
> For instance - I want to use "Verandah"  but spell checker comes up with 
> veranda.
> 
> 
> chow
> 
> 
> gdorn
> gd...@mac.com 
> 



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Fwd: Pages spell checker - add words

[gdorn%me]

Ahh... 
further to my question below - I think I may have found the answer at  
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4687491?start=15&tstart=0


"
kama0529
Jul 8, 2015 4:12 AM 
in response to EricWeir
Highlight the word you want to add
> Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Show Spelling and Grammar > Learn word


I hope this works - Appleworks was real good at learning words

chow
gary dorn
gd...@mac.com



Begin forwarded message:

> From: gdorn@me 
> Subject: Pages spell checker - add words
> Date: 23 May 2016 10:41:37 AM AWST
> To: wamug@wamug.org.au
> 
> howdy
> 
> is it possible to add words to Pages spell checker.
> 
> For instance - I want to use "Verandah"  but spell checker comes up with 
> veranda.
> 
> 
> chow
> 
> 
> gdorn
> gd...@mac.com
> 
> 
> 

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Pages spell checker - add words

[gdorn%me]

howdy

is it possible to add words to Pages spell checker.

For instance - I want to use "Verandah"  but spell checker comes up with 
veranda.


chow


gdorn
gd...@mac.com



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