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Automatic Spell Checking
                 It is a facility in LibreOffice Writer that enables to automatically check each
                 word as it is typed and displays a red wavy line under the misspelt words.
                 When the word is corrected, the red wavy line disappears. You can correct the
                 misspelt word by right-clicking on it and then select the suggested corrections
                 from the context menu. To activate Automatic Spell Checking click Shift + F7
                 or select Automatic Spell Checking from Tools menu.

                   Spelling & Grammar

                 It is used to check the spelling and grammar of the text or selected text. It checks the selected text and
                 suggests spelling and grammar change if any misspelt words are found.
                 The steps to check spelling in a document are as follows:

                 Step 1:  Open the document whose spelling and grammar you want to check.          2
                 Step 2:  Click on the Tools menu from the Menu bar.

                 Step 3:  Click on the Spelling options. OR Press the                                                  3
                         F7 key from the keyboard.
                         The  Spelling  dialog  box opens with  the
                         suggestion of  a  misspelt  word.  Different
                         buttons in the  Spelling  dialog box perform
                         the following functions:

                         Ð Ð Not in dictionary: The unrecognised words which are not present in the Writer’s dictionary are
                           displayed in the Not in dictionary text box.

                         Ð ÐSuggestions: Possible suggestions for the word are displayed in the Suggestions box.
                         Ð ÐIgnore Once: This button is used if no change is required in the word.

                         Ð Ð Ignore All: This button is used if the user wants to ignore the suggestion for a particular word
                           throughout the document.

                         Ð Ð Add to Dictionary: It adds the underlined word
                           as a valid word in the dictionary of the Writer of
                           the host computer.

                         Ð Ð Correct: This button replaces the wrong word
                           with the suggested word.                         4                                          5

                         Ð Ð Correct  All:  This button replaces the wrong
                           word with the suggested word in the entire
                           document.
                         Ð Ð Add  to  AutoCorrect: This button changes the misspelt words in the whole document
                           automatically.
                 Step 4:  Select the correct spelling in the Suggestions list box.
                 Step 5:  Click on the Correct button.

                         Similarly, you can correct the spelling and grammar errors in the document.
                 Step 6:  Click on the Close button in the Spelling dialog box to close it.




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