Make spelling check recognize text references in Harvard style.

[Guest]

When I work on my thesis in the Swedish version of Microsoft Word and use
the spell checking function, it treats text references like faults in
language. For example: "(Noyons 1999, s. 3)" (where s. is the Swedish
abbreviation for page)gets the message that the sentence lacks a verb, or
that a paranthese is missing at the end of the first paranthesis and at the
beginnin at the last. Word should be made to recognize this kind of
reference! Also, paranthesis should be able to have more than one sentence,
without Word seeing just once at a time.

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[Daiya Mitchell]

You can format the references to not be checked. Select them, go to Tools |
Language, and check the "do not check spelling and grammar" box. Then Word
will skip them.

You might create a character style with this formatting and apply it to all
your references. See the 4 links re styles here:
http://shaunakelly.com/word/index.html

You might also be interested in these links re long documents:
http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I don't use the grammar checker at all, but I can't imagine how Word could
find any fault with these references. As Daiya points out, however, a "no
proofing" character style will solve the problem.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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