How can I get rid of red dots that show up under certain words?

[Guest]

Word and Outlook 2003 seem to have a feature that puts red dots under words
that seem randomly chosen. How can I get rid of them?

 

[Jay Freedman]

More likely, the red dots indicate something that was recognized by a Smart
Tag, such as an address. (Word claims they're purple, but that depends on
how your monitor is set up.) See the help topic "What do the underlines in
my document mean?"

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP

There aren't a lot of them, which is why I had already unchecked that
box. And still, they appear. Alas. But thanks.

Joan

"Red dots under certain words" <Red dots under certain
(e-mail address removed)> wrote in message

Word and Outlook 2003 seem to have a feature that puts red
dots under words
that seem randomly chosen. How can I get rid of them?

The "randomly chosen" words are misspelled (according to
Word). Try this:

Click on: Tools > Options > Spelling & Grammar

Uncheck the box before [] Check spelling as you type. Click
on: OK.

If you have a *lot* of words with red dots under them, you
might consider leaving this option on however...

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Bob

Kanyak's Doghouse
http://www.kanyak.com

 

[Guest]

Hi. It happens in documents that I've written, in documents that are sent to
me, and also in e-mails.