Microsoft KB Archive/45767

Word: Spelling Checker Behavior with Manually Hyphenated Words

PSS ID Number: Q45767 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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Below is a description of how the spelling checker behaves when it encounters manually hyphenated words in Word.

Word Versions 5.0 and 5.1
The Spelling Checker treats manually hyphenated words as multiple words. When you run the Spelling Checker, each portion of the word is selected if that portion is spelled incorrectly. (This behavior is the same as in Word versions 3.x.)

Word Version 4.0
The Spelling Checker considers a manually hyphenated word to be all one word. Word version 4.0 selects the entire word if individual parts are not spelled correctly.

Word Versions 3.x
The Spelling Checker treats manually hyphenated words as multiple words. When you run the Spelling Checker, each portion of the word is selected if that portion is spelled incorrectly.

Note: To confirm whether Word selects manually hyphenated words as a single unit or as multiple words, use the Word Count command on the Tools menu (the Utilities menu in Word 4.0).

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