Microsoft KB Archive/81747

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WinWord: Spelling Checker Does Not Ignore Words in Uppercase

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Q81747

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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Microsoft Word for Windows' spelling checker does not ignore repeated words entered as all uppercase letters, even if the Ignore Words In UPPERCASE option is selected. The spelling checker flags all repeated words, regardless of case. This behavior is by design. Words entered in all uppercase letters are not checked for spelling if the Ignore Words In UPPERCASE option is selected, but all words are checked to determine if they are repeated words.

Note: Words entered in lowercase letters, or a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, and formatted with All Caps or Small Caps character formatting are not considered to be in uppercase. Uppercase words are those words that are entered as all uppercase letters or changed to all uppercase letters using the Change Case key combination (SHIFT+F3).