Wordlist and Spell Check
Training Videos

Spell Check: Approve Spelling of Common Words

The very first step towards checking spellings is to mark commonly occurring words as correctly spelled. This is done with the Approve Spelling of Common Words feature. Updated for 9.3.

Spell Check Current Book

The second step in checking spelling is to use Spell Check Current Book. Work through the list of words marking their status as correct or incorrect, or using suggested re-spellings. Any changes to spellings are always offered in context.

Spell Check: How to use Common Typos Check

What is the Common Typos Check, where is it, and how do I use it?

Spell Check: More Features of the Wordlist Tool

How to quickly open the Wordlist, filter the wordlist by status, verse range, or a text search, sort the list, view old spellings, change the spelling status of multiple words at once, change or discard a saved correction.

Wordlist: How to Edit a Verse

Edit text easily in concordance views like the Wordlist tool. Double-click an occurrence to jump to the verse in the main window, or use Shift + double-click for a simple edit window.

Spell Check: How to use Display Spelling Errors

Explore Display Spelling Errors feature, which highlights incorrect and suspicious words with red and grey squiggly underlines. Learn Paratext’s different implementation in this video tutorial.