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Questions tagged [proofing]

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How to set proofing language regardless the keyboard layout on Windows?

On my Windows 10 I am using 3 different keyboard layouts. Whenever I type something in some application the operating system is matching the proofing language for spelling and grammar check with the language of the keyboard layout in use: for…
Marco Lackovic
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Configuring Proof general for Coq in emacs

I installed Coq in my system from the default installer. Then I added proof general to my existing emacs. But the problem is when I try to run a command in emacs I find the following from emacs, Searching for program no such file or directory…
P basak
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Can I use a character style to turn off spell checking for program code within a sentence in an MS Word document?

I asked this question in the Microsoft Office Forum, but then found the answer myself. That made it seem like a Superuser question! As a Software Developer, I am frequently creating documents which include parts of computer programs. Naturally,…
John Saunders
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Outlook 2016 language detection doesn't work

I'm baffled, as the title says, the auto detection just doesn't work. I can manually change the language of any given email, but it won't autodetect. The languages are pretty different, so it shouldn't be that hard... Anyone had any similar…
vacip
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Proof-reading LaTex

I'll have to write some papers for the university written in German, in which my grammar and spelling is somewhat terrible. Now, my girlfriend is very good at that. How can she proofread and modify my paper without having to learn latex or to see…
Jakob Cosoroaba
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How to permanently change proofing language in OneNote v. 16.70?

My proofing language is set to Norwegian. However, I would like to permanently change it to English (United Kingdom). I am able to set it to English, but every time I make a new document, it changes back to Norwegian. Any advice?
Petter Fineide Opheim
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Word 2016 - Check spelling without checking grammar

In Word 2016, how do I check spelling without checking grammar? I am virtually never interested in checking the grammar of my documents. When I look in the Review pane, I only find the choice Spelling & Grammar – no alternative to check spelling…
Carl Winbäck
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How to change the default language for all slides in a PowerPoint presentation?

I tried the trick explained in a related discussion, but could not change the proofing language for all texts in all slides of a PowerPoint 2007 presentation. Could this be a feature of PowerPoint 2007? The following VBA "monster" did the job, but I…
Axel Kemper
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Does Adobe PDF mean that a designer can use a non-postscript printer to proof for fonts etc?

I've had to buy a new printer to replace my wonderful postscript HPLaserjet 4M, because my new mac won't talk to it. I've just realised that the new printer I've ordered is not postscript. (It's a OKI C822n and uses PCL 6 (XL3.0) and PCL5c, SIDM…
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"Add" button in MSOffice Word Autocorrect Options is grayed out when trying to replace -- with a dash

I am talking about these settings: Here it says The Add button does not become enabled until you type some text in the:- With: - box. But that's not the case here; the button stays gray: Am I missing something?
cipricus
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Can I use the Office 2007 Proofing Tools with Office 2010 RTM?

I have just downloaded and installed Office 2010 RTM. Overall, it is very nice, but I miss having proofing tools available for my native language, Danish. I have installed the 2007 Proofing Tools, but they do not work with 2010: For this release we…
Martin Wiboe
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Changing Microsoft OneNote 2013 Proofing Language

I have a collection of MS OneNote sections that spell check in English US. All I want to do is change this - globally - to English UK. If I select a section, and check the Proofing Language - it shows up as English US. I can change it to English UK…
Tim
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Evidence of website content

I would like to save the current state of a publicly available website as (non legal) evidence in a fairly authentic way. Is there a website/application for this? Like they store the MD5 hash of the given site and I download the site they see.
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Microsoft Office 2010 Proofing Tools Kit

I have installed the Office 2010 available on MSDN, but there is no proofing tools kit available there yet. Still I see various sources where I can download this kit when I search for it on Google. Is the Proofing Tools Kit available yet or not? Are…
Svish
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How do I set global auto-correct settings for all of Office instead of program by program?

After reinstalling Office 2013 a few months ago, I began to disable several auto-correct settings that I had already disabled in my previous installation, but I still occasionally find that I missed some. For example, when working on a Powerpoint…
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