Revision as of 09:54, 10 September 2010

Spell checking is a CKEditor's function which helps user to find the mistakes which are made while typing. User may notice that this function depends on the editors’ settings, version and could be different than shown below. CKEditor provides two option of spell checking: Spell checking in pop up window and Spell checking as you type

Spell Check

To activate the function of spell checking in pop up window simply press File:CKEditor checkspell.png on your toolbar. A popup window called "Spell Check" will appear:

File:CKEditor spellcheck popup.png

Appearence of Spell Check window may be different in a hosted and licensed version SpellChecker.

The window contains two bookmarks "SpellChecker" and "Thesaurus".

In the upper right corner of the "SpellChecker" " you may choose which language you would like to use to spell checking. User's text is placed in middle section of the pop up window and Incorrect words are underlined. First incorrect word will appear in the field called "Change to". You may ignore one mistake by pressing "Ignore" or all of them by choosing "Ignore All".

In order to correct the mistake::

1. Use the list from "Suggestions" field to choose the correct word you have in mind. Selected word will appear in "Change to".
field. In case when needed word is not on the list you may type it into the field "Change to:"

2. Press "Change to" ". Underlined word will be replaced with the correct one. If you wish to correct the same mistake in the whole text press "Change All".

3. Underlined word can be added to the dictionary by pressing "Add" button. SpellChecker will recognize this word after this action and will not underline it anymore.

In order to change the option of Spell Checking user should press "Option" button. The pop-up window called "Spell checking options" will appear.

File:CKEditor spellchecking option.png

Spell checking option allows User to set following:

• Ignore All-Caps Words: Check this option if you wish to ignore Words that contains only capital letter, during spell checking.
• Ignore Words with Numers": Check this option if you wish to ignore Words with Numbers , during spell checking.
• Ignore Words with Mixed Case: Check this option if you wish to ignore Word with capital and un capital letters , during spell checking.
• Ignore Domain Names: Check this option if you wish to ignore a name of domain when spell checking.

Program also enables to create, delete, rename, restore User dictionary (this option is available only in hosted or licensed version of Spell Checker). To create User's dictionary you need to fill the "Dictionary name:" field and continue by pressing „Create" button. You may also delete, rename, restore dictionary the same way as explained above.

If setting the options is finished you need to press "Ok" button to save latest changes. In order to exit Spell Checking option press "Finish Checking" button or "Cancel" button.

Theaurus

To activate the Theaurus function press "Theaurus". A "Theaurus" bookmark will appear:

File:CKEditor spellcheck thesaurus.png

In the upper right corner of the "Thesaurus" you may choose which language you would like to use to find synonyms. A Middle section of pop up window contain user's text. If synonyms of the particular word are found, the dictionary will underline the word.

To find synonym of the word user need to click the underlined word. In field "Change to:" appears first synonym of this particular word. Then choose the categories of the word from the field "Categories” which is connected with "Synonyms" field where list of synonyms will shown. Selected synonym from the list will be displayed in field “Change to :“.In order to change the word with a selected synonym press the “Change to” button. To exit Check Spelling option press “Finish Checking” button or “Cancel” button.

Spell Check As You Type

SpellCheckAsYouType (SCAYT) allows user to pick up and correct misspellings while typing. Misspelled words are underlined. To use this option Right-Click marked word and select a suggestion to replace the word with.

To active the function of Spell Checking as you type press on toolbar and choose "Enable SCAYT".

File:CKEditor checkspellastype window.png

Pressing again will display a list of Spell Checking as You type settings.

File:CKEditor scayt options.png

There are four bookmarks: "Options", "Languages", "Dictionaries" and "About"

Options

To change option of Spell Checking As You Type choose "Options" from the list. A pop up window "Spell Check As You Type" will appear.

File:CKEditor SCAYT option window.png

In the "Options" bookmark we can set following:

• Ignore All-Caps Words: Check this option if you wish to ignore Words that contains only capital letter, during spell checking.
• Ignore Domain Names: Check this option if you wish to ignore a name of domain, during spell checking.
• Ignore Words with Mixed Case: Check this option if you wish to ignore Word with capital and un capital letters, during spell checking.
• Ignore Words with Numers": Check this option if you wish to ignore Words with Numbers, during spell checking.

Language

In the "Language" bookmark user may choose which language will be used to spell checking.

File:CKEditor language.png

Dictionaries

"Dictionaries" bookmark allows User to create delete and rename dictionaries by filling "Dictionary name" field and pressing:

• "Create" button while creating,
• "Delete" button while selecting
• "Rename" button while renaming.

File:CKEditor checkspell dictionary.png

About

Gives User the information about version of SpellChecker.