Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual page 190

Last updated 4/22/2010
(Optional) The default dictionary used to check spelling is English. To change the language, click the pop-up menu
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in Main Dictionary Language and select a new language.
5 (Optional) If you want to change how spelling is checked, click Options.
6 When you finish, click Close.
Set spelling check options
Adobe Captivate lets you check spelling in most places where text occurs in your projects, including captions, slide
notes, slide names, text animations, and quizzes. Before using the spelling checking feature, review the spelling check
options and change them if necessary.
Open the project and select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).
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In the Preferences dialog box, select General Settings from the Global menu.
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Click Spelling Preferences.
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In the Spelling Options dialog box, set the following options:
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Ignore Capitalized Words
Consider this option if your text contains many proper nouns.
Omits any words from the spelling check composed of all uppercase letters such as "MIDI."
Ignore All-Caps Words
Consider this option if your text contains many acronyms.
Ignore Words With Numbers
option if your text contains many symbols or code with numbers.
Ignore Mixed Case Words
such as "ActionScript."
Omits any words from the spelling check that appear to be Internet domain names such as
Ignore Domain Names
www.adobe.com.
Notifies you during the spelling check of any words that appear twice in a row such as "the
Report Doubled Words
the."
Analyzes capitalized and lowercase versions of words separately. For example, "chicago" and
Case Sensitive
"Chicago" would each be checked and the lowercase spelling would be identified as a misspelled word.
Provides alternative words based on phonetic similarity to the misspelled word.
Phonetic Suggestions
Typographical Suggestions
Provides two-word suggestions for any misspelled word that appears to be two joined words
Suggest Split Words
such as suggesting "press the" for "pressthe."
Main Dictionary Language
is English. To change the language, select the new language from the list.
When you finish, click OK.
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Change dictionary
By default, the spelling checker uses the English (United States) dictionary. You can change to any dictionary installed
on your computer at any time.
Open the project and select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).
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In the Category Panel, select Global.
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DRAFT
Omits any words from the spelling check that begin with a capital letter such as "Adobe."
Omits any words from the spelling check that contain digits such as Q2. Consider this
Omits any words from the spelling check composed of uppercase and lowercase letters
Provides alternative words based on typographical similarity to the misspelled word.
Specifies the dictionary language used during the spelling check. The default dictionary
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