Best Use of Grammar, Spelling, Style Checkers
Your spelling, grammar, and style checker can be a great asset as you use your word processor. But you must use your checker thoughtfully. Some techniques to keep in mind:
Most word processors underline
misspelled or unrecognized words with red,
and grammar and style concerns with green.
This underlining indicates only potential
areas of concern. You, the writer, must determine if any of the flagged
elements are truly a problem.
It is important to fine tune your grammar and style choices with the "Settings" option according to the type of document you are preparing and its intended audience.
Selecting a flagged element with the right mouse provides more options that include revision suggestions and explanations of the possible problem.
It is important to fine tune your grammar and style choices with the "Settings" option according to the type of document you are preparing and its intended audience.
Selecting a flagged element with the right mouse provides more options that include revision suggestions and explanations of the possible problem.
Most of the mechanical aspects of writing can be improved by judicious use of your word processor's spelling, grammar and style checker. However, as writers, it is important that we not rely solely on a computer program. Instead we should use the information provided to us to make decisions based upon our writing purpose and our intended audience.
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