Proofread Your Message

After composing your message, take a moment to proofread it using Outlook’s reference resources — especially if the message is bound for your boss or another work colleague.

Outlook’s resources go beyond a simple spell-check; also available is a research reference, a thesaurus, and more.

Proofread Your Message

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Compose your message, being sure to include your recipient’s e-mail address in the To field and descriptive text in the Subject field. Notice that Outlook displays red squiggly lines under certain words; these indicate that the word is misspelled.
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On the message window’s Message tab, in the Proofing group, click the Spelling button. The Spelling and Grammar dialog box appears, highlighting the first spelling error and suggesting replacement text. Click Ignore Once to ignore the error. Click Ignore All to ignore all instances of the error. If the highlighted word appears as you intended, but simply is not recognized by Outlook, ...

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