Issue

Microsoft Word's spell checker does not spell check the entire text of a merged letter.

Reason

By default, Microsoft Word does not spell check merged fields which means that text populated from GPM into the merge fields will not be included in the spell checking process.

Solution

Follow the steps below to force Microsoft Word to spell check the entire document including the text in the merge fields :

  1. Select all the text on the document using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + A or menu item Select >> Select All

  2. Go to the Review or View menu 

  3. Choose Set Language

  4. Untick Do Not Check Spelling or Grammar

  5. Run the spell checking process on the document as normal.

For a more advanced method of spell checking merged fields in a MS Word document, refer to : http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MergFram.htm .

Updated:24-Apr-25

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