can't "change all" in spelling grammar check

[leilani]

Hello, Past MS Word versions allowed one to change all mistakes in a document
by clicking on "change all." I can't find that option anywhere in 2007.
Please help! I am in the position of having to add a space after every period
I've used at the end of a sentence in a long document, one-by-one. Thanks

 

[Greg Maxey]

Hello, Past MS Word versions allowed one to change all mistakes in a document
by clicking on "change all." I can't find that option anywhere in 2007.
Please help! I am in the position of having to add a space after every period
I've used at the end of a sentence in a long document, one-by-one.  Thanks

It is on the Review Tab, Proofing Group, Spelling & Grammar control.
Still this will not be of much help with your current issue. "Change
All" in Word 2007 as in previous versions is not enabled for
grammatical error flags.

You can use Find and Replace to Find all instances of sentence full
stop (.!?) space and replace with sentence full stop (.!?) space
space, but that can lead to undesirable results if you have words like
Mr., Dr., etc. in your document. You might find the following useful:

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Two_Spaces_After_Sentences.htm

It contains a macro for automatically adding two spaces after a
sentence full stop (.!?).

P.S.

I am thinking of renaming the macro in the above link to
"TwoSpacesAfterSenctenceNailMeetsHammer" in recognition of a
persistent troll that frequents this newsgroup.

 

[leilani]

Hi Greg, Thanks so much for your time and information. I marked this in
error as not answered, because I still didn't see the option for "Change All"
as opposed to just "Change" on Review Tab, Proofing Group, Spelling & Grammar
control. Then I realized, after reading your full reply, that it was
Find/Replace where I've used a Change All, not in Grammar Edit! Yikes! I
apologize, tried to go back and check "Yes" for answered, but unable to do
so. Anyway, I'm going to do a sweeping F/R, and then clean up with the Mr and
Dr's -- I have to read it over, anyway. Thanks again, I'll check out the
macro later.

 

[Greg Maxey]

Leilani,

Not enabled was a poor choice of words. Not there for gramatical error
flags is more correct. It is there for spelling error flags. For example,
type:

Wie came. Wie saw. Wie conquered.


You will see all three "Wie" flagged and the option to "Change All" in the
Spelling and Grammar dialog.

Don't worry about the MS Feedback. I am not looking for gold stars ;-)

Hi Greg, Thanks so much for your time and information. I marked this
in error as not answered, because I still didn't see the option for
"Change All" as opposed to just "Change" on Review Tab, Proofing
Group, Spelling & Grammar control. Then I realized, after reading
your full reply, that it was Find/Replace where I've used a Change
All, not in Grammar Edit! Yikes! I apologize, tried to go back and
check "Yes" for answered, but unable to do so. Anyway, I'm going to
do a sweeping F/R, and then clean up with the Mr and Dr's -- I have
to read it over, anyway. Thanks again, I'll check out the macro later.

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR

 

[leilani]

You get a gold star from me anyway!

Leilani,

Not enabled was a poor choice of words. Not there for gramatical error
flags is more correct. It is there for spelling error flags. For example,
type:

Wie came. Wie saw. Wie conquered.


You will see all three "Wie" flagged and the option to "Change All" in the
Spelling and Grammar dialog.

Don't worry about the MS Feedback. I am not looking for gold stars ;-)


--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR