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The red wavy line indicates Microsoft Word thinks the word you've typed is misspelled, or that you've inserted a proper name or jargon not in the Word dictionary. If you see a green wavy line, the application thinks you've used bad grammar.
You can turn these features on and off under the Tools menu: Spelling and Grammar, Options. Notice the first item under Spelling says, "Check spelling as you type." When this box is ticked, the application checks spelling in real time and notifies you of (suspected) errors by placing a red, wiggly line under the word. If you find this annoying, you can turn it off by un-ticking the selection box. This is also true of the green squiggly line generated by the grammar checker.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
It indicates a spelling error.
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∙ 8y agoIt means that spellcheck thinks your word is spelled wrong.
This may be correct or incorrect. Check your spelling. If you are wrong, fix it. In other cases, you will have to ignore it or amend the dictionary:
In some cases it is an alternate wording (both correct), in which case, as long as you are consistent (or abiding by your group's style guide), you are fine. In other cases, it just doesn't recognize a valid word because you've gone beyond spellcheck's vocabulary. In that case (if you are certain of your spelling), add it to the dictionary.
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∙ 6y agoIn all Microsoft applications... a red line under a word - indicates it is spelled incorrectly. You can either correct it manually - or use the built-in spell-check program to allow the program to correct it for you.
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∙ 11y agoIt indicates a spelling error.
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What is the meaning of wavy red line and wavy blue line?
When you automatically check spelling and grammar, Microsoft Word uses wavy red underlines to indicate possible spelling errors and wavy green underlines to indicate possible grammatical errors.Blue wavy underlinesWord uses wavy blue underlines to indicate possible instances of inconsistent formatting.
What marks a grammar error in Word?
Green wavy underline indicates grammar "mistakes" (you have to turn the grammar correction function on to have Word indicate it has found mistakes)
Wavy blue line under the word?
Pronoun Use
What color of a wavy does word use to indicate possible instances of inconsistent formatting?
blue line
What happens to a word you type that is not in the electronic dictionary?
A wavy red line appears under the word
Underlining when handwriting is used to indicate items which should be written in?
Underlining is used to indicate that a word or phrase should be italicized. A wavy line indicates a word or phrase should be bold-faced.
What does a red wavy line mean in typing?
When a word is underlined by a red wavy line, it signifies that that word is misspelled.
A green wavy line under text indicates a potential?
Word also has a grammar checker that displays a green wavy line below a phrase or sentence when a POSSIBLE grammatical error is detected. Right click the green wavy line to display suggested corrections.
If a word you type is not in the dictionary which wavy underline displays below the word and which red object displays on the spelling and grammar checking status icon?
A red wavy line indicates a possible misspelled word.The green wavy line indicates grammar errors or sentence format errors.
Does a misspelled word show up in red?
No. A red wavy line will appear underneath it.
A wavy green line under a word in an ms word document indicates?
It means it (most likely/probably) is a grammar mistake. However, I do think that Microsoft Word (any version) has and can make mistakes with grammar and/or spelling.
What is the line over a Spanish word called?
Accent mark The wavy line (making 'n' into 'nyuh') is called a 'tilde'
