To check the spelling and grammar again, follow the instructions in Check the spelling and grammar of an email. To exit the Outlook Options window, press the Tab key until you hear "OK button," and then press Enter. The focus returns to the Outlook Options window. To exit the Editor Options window, press the Tab key until you hear "OK button," and then press Enter. To reset the spelling and grammar checker, press Enter. Press the Tab key until you hear "Recheck E-mail button," and then press Spacebar.Ī confirmation dialog box opens, and the focus is on the Yes button. You hear: "Editor options window, Proofing." Press the Tab key until you hear "Spelling and autocorrect button," and then press Spacebar. The focus moves to the Mail tab in the Outlook Options window. In the email you want to check, press Alt+F, T. To recheck words and grammar that you previously chose to ignore, you need to reset the spelling and grammar checker. Recheck the spelling and grammar in an email Select or unselect the Check grammar checkbox. Open the Options dialog box to select how the program corrects spelling and grammar for all emails. Ignore the detected word throughout the email.Īdd the detected word in the program's dictionary.Ĭhange the detected word to the suggested word in the Suggestions list.Ĭhange all detected instances of a word to the suggested. Ignore the detected word once, but check it again. The following table summarizes the keyboard shortcuts in the Spelling and Grammar window. Keyboard shortcuts in the Spelling and Grammar window To check the rest of the email, press the Tab key until you hear "Yes button," and then press Enter. If you checked only a selected part of text and want to return to the email, press the Tab key until you hear "No button," and then press Spacebar.
When Outlook finishes reviewing the email, you hear: "Spelling and grammar check is complete." To return to your email, press Spacebar. To respond to a detected error, press the Tab key until you hear the option you want, for example, "Change," and then press Enter.įor information on which keyboard shortcuts to use, refer to Keyboard shortcuts for the Spelling and Grammar window.Īfter you correct or ignore an error, the focus moves to the next error. To listen to the suggestions, in the Suggestions list, press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the spelling or alternative phrase you want. To move to the first item in the Suggestions list, press the Tab key. Tip: To check the spelling and grammar in just a sentence or paragraph of your email, select the text you want to check and then press F7.