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Is it possible to disable the automatic spell checker in MS Word 2010 for single paragraphs of a document or just for some parts of a document?

I'd like to get rid of the squiggly lines in some parts of a document (e.g. containing extracts of an XML document), because they make reading the document hard.

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OK, I guess I found it and it's quite simple:

  • select the part of the document where you want to disable spell checking
  • click the language in the status bar
  • select the check box "Do not check spelling or grammar"
  • click OK

Screenshot from german version of Word:

screenshot from German version of Word

For office 2010 you have use Review Ribbon. Click language and then set proofing language. You can disable spell and grammar check there even you can select a different language for proofing.

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The EN-US localization of the text surrounded by red boxes in the screenshot: "English (U.S.)" and "Do not check spelling or grammar". – Firefeather May 12 '11 at 17:40
@Firefeather: thanks – M4N May 14 '11 at 11:59
You're welcome. I would have liked to make and share an English-language version of your screenshot, but that will have to do for now. :) – Firefeather May 17 '11 at 18:37
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You can create a custom style for the XML parts. It is possible to select no-spellchecking for individual styles. Sorry I don't know the exact key sequences as I have a very old version of word.

EDIT in my old version the sequence from the style dialog is "Modify" then "format" then "language" then click "Do not check spelling or grammar".

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That was my first idea, but I couldn't find any options to disable spellchecking. – M4N Mar 11 '11 at 13:38
@M4N and @Mick in Word 2003 (don't know which version you're using M4N, but I've got this handy) this is where you find the options when editing a style i.imgur.com/r0p2w.png i.imgur.com/PoXJT.png (Mick, feel free to use these in your answer if you wish). You can also get there from Tools-Language-Set Language on the menu bar, but I'd advise using a specifically designed style for your code inserts. – DMA57361♦ Mar 11 '11 at 13:39
See my edit - that might do the trick. – Mick Mar 11 '11 at 14:12
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No, you can however select it and then assign a specific langugae to it.

Perhaps you could add all XML tags to another language that you would never write/use?

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