When Show Spelling Errors is active, Canvas checks the spelling of a
word after you type it and press the Spacebar, tab, or deselect the text
object. Canvas marks an unrecognized word with a red wavy under-
line.
To mark unrecognized words: Choose Layout > Display >
Show Spelling Errors. If you do not want Canvas to mark unrecog-
nized words, Choose Layout > Display > Hide Spelling Errors.
Using the spelling pop-up menu
While using the Text tool to edit text, you can choose suggested
replacements for words marked as unrecognized.
The spelling pop-up menu lets you choose replacement words. You
can also use the menu to add unrecognized words to the User Dictio-
nary.
To use the spelling pop-up menu
With a text object in edit mode, point to a word that Canvas has
marked as unrecognized. Control-click the word (Mac) or right-click
the word (Windows).
The spelling menu pops up. Do one of the following:
Replacement word
To replace an unrecognized word with a sug-
gested word, choose the suggested word in the pop-up menu.
When you choose a replacement word in the Spelling menu, Canvas
adds the unrecognized word and the replacement word to the Auto
Correct dialog box. The unrecognized word appears in the Replace
text box and the suggested word appears in the With text box. See
Checking the spelling of text on page 27.523.
Add Word
To add an unrecognized word to the User Dictionary,
choose Add Word. After you choose Add Word, Canvas adds the
word to the User Dictionary and will recognize any future use of the
word.
Ignore Word
To ignore the spelling of the unrecognized word,
click Ignore Word. If you choose Ignore Word, Canvas will ignore
the word in any document until you quit Canvas.
Cancel
To close the spelling menu without making any changes,
choose Cancel or click outside the pop-up menu.
Unrecognized words marked
Spelling menu
Suggested
words