Help for Dyslexia

[Guest]

I have dyslexia and have a very hard time spotting errors. Spell check is a
great help but I always use these words in the wrong place. I know the right
way to ue them but I don't see them as wrong when I proof. How can I make
them jump out at me so I have to think if it is right one or not?

there, their
hear, here
than, then
our, are
If anyone has an idea please let me know.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have dyslexia and have a very hard time spotting errors. Spell
check is a great help but I always use these words in the wrong
place. I know the right way to ue them but I don't see them as wrong
when I proof. How can I make them jump out at me so I have to think
if it is right one or not?

there, their
hear, here
than, then
our, are
If anyone has an idea please let me know.

If the grammar checker isn't turned on, go to Tools > Options > Spelling &
Grammar and check the option to check grammar as you type. That should catch
at least some of the misused words.

The other thing you can do is to tell Word to ignore the fact that the words
are correctly spelled, and always flag them as spelling errors. To do this,
create an exclusion dictionary, using the instructions at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Another way would be to create AutoCorrect entries to automatically reformat
problem words in a conspicuous color, such as red, each time you type them.

To do this for "there", for example, type "there" into a document, and
format it as red. Then select it, and choose Tools - AutoCorrect Options -
AutoCorrect tab. In Replace:, type "there". In With:, click the Formatted
Text option, and the With: version of "there" now reflects your formatting.

When you determine a word is correct, simply reformat it (select it and
press Ctrl+Spacebar) to the default character formatting color.