Checking spelling

Vectorworks can check spelling in text blocks, symbols, records, worksheets, and viewports. Either check the entire file, or select a specific object to check. Add or edit dictionaries if needed.

Checking the spelling

3. If a spelling error is detected, the Selection Spelling Check dialog box opens so that corrections can be made.

3. Select the items to have spelling checked, and then click OK. If a spelling error is detected, the Document Spelling Check dialog box opens so that corrections can be made.

If no spelling errors are detected, a message displays to indicate that the spelling check is complete.

Correcting spelling errors

If a spelling error is found, either the Selection Spelling Check (when checking a selection) or the Document Spelling Check (when checking all text) dialog box opens. Both dialog boxes contain the same options.

Parameter	Description
Spelling error in	Identifies the location of the object containing the potential spelling error
Not in Dictionary	Lists the potentially misspelled word; if none of the suggested corrections in the Suggestions list is an acceptable replacement, type the correction into the Not in Dictionary field (or delete the word by leaving the field blank). Then click Change or Change All to replace the error with the typed word. The word is replaced and the spelling check resumes.
Suggestions	Suggests the closest matching words from the dictionary
Change/Change All	Select one of the suggested words from the list of Suggestions to replace the misspelled word and click Change. The misspelled word is replaced with the suggested word. Alternatively, press Enter with the suggestion selected. To replace all occurrences of the same error in the file, click Change All. The word is replaced and the spelling check resumes.
Ignore/Ignore All	If the word is spelled correctly, but it is not present in the dictionary, click Ignore to leave the word as is and continue the spelling check. Click Ignore All to ignore all occurrences of the word in the file. The word is ignored and the spelling check resumes.
Learn	Click to add the word to the dictionary; this allows the spelling checker to recognize all future occurrences of the word
Options	Click to set which objects to check; see Spelling check options
Done	Click to discontinue the spelling check; all changes up to that point are saved, but can be undone by selecting Edit > Undo

The spelling of layers, classes, symbol names, object names, script palette names, dimension text, locked objects, or records attached to locked objects is not checked.

Spelling check options

Click the Options button in the Spelling Check dialog box to customize the spelling check function. The Spelling Check Options dialog box opens.

Specify the types of misspelled words for the spelling checker to find. If a check box is not selected, the spelling checker ignores errors for that category of words. Examples include:

Customize the spelling checker to reduce unnecessary spelling checks in your typical files.

Adding and editing dictionaries

The user dictionary is a text file (UserDictionary.txt) that is created when you first run the Check Spelling command, and is located in the User Data and Preferences folder within the Plug-Ins\Dictionaries subfolder. It can be edited, if desired. When manually editing a dictionary in a text editor, type the word followed by a tab and the letter “i” to indicate that the spelling checker should ignore the word.

Additional dictionaries, such as a foreign language dictionary, can be added by placing the dictionary file into the [Vectorworks]\Plug-Ins\Dictionaries folder. The spelling checker automatically uses all the dictionaries with the .clx extension in the folder to check the spelling. However, the addition of multiple dictionaries can slow down the spelling check process.