Check Spelling and Grammar

If you misspelled a word, Word will underscore your misspelled word with a red wavy line.

Word underscores grammatical errors with a green wavy line.

To Correct Spelling Errors Caught By Word

1. Right click on the word underscored with a red wavy line.
2. Click Ignore All to ignore the spelling error. Or

Select the correct spelling of the word to replace the misspelled word.

To Correct Grammatical Errors Caught By Word

1. Right click on the word underscored with a green wavy line.
2. Click Ignore Sentence to ignore the grammatical error. Or

Click on the replacement you want to replace the grammatical error.

Another way to check for spelling and grammatical errors is click the Spelling and Grammar  button on the toolbar.

Count Number of Words

To count the number of words in your document, click Tools on the Menu bar, choose Word Count.