Perform Spelling Check On Excel

You can also press f7 which is the shortcut key for the spell check.

Perform spelling check on excel. By default excel only looks at a single sheet when checking spelling. When you run the spell check it starts from whichever cell is currently selected so if you want to start the spell check at the beginning of the worksheet put the cursor on cell a1 before starting. You can tell it to spell check multiple sheets at once with a simple trick.

Before pressing f7 or the spelling button right click on any sheet tab and click select all sheets. To spell check a worksheet click the tab at the bottom of the screen for the worksheet on which you want to run the spell check. Then run spell check as normal.

Click on the spelling option which is located in the proofing group on the review table of the excel ribbon. To perform the spelling check for the entire worksheet select any cell of your worksheet and press on to the spelling option under the review tab. If excel highlights any possible mistakes you will be presented with the spelling dialog box which can be used to correct or ignore any spelling errors.

If you want to perform a spell check in excel. In the review tab there is an option spelling as shown in the image. Follow the below steps to perform a spell check in excel.

In the beginning you will get the below dialogue box. Click file options proofing autocorrect options. With your excel spreadsheet opened simply navigate to the review tab in the ribbon.

Select the region to be checked. Clicking this option will initiate the spell checking.