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Configuring Spell Check for Internet Addresses. When writing technical documents, URLs are a common thing to include in your text. Normally Word will mark these as incorrectly spelled. You can, however, configure Word so that it ignores them.

Disabling the Automatic Spell Checker. Word, by default, automatically checks your spelling as you type. If this checking (and the marking of potential misspellings) bothers you, you can turn off the spell checker by using the information in this tip.

Eliminating Bogus Spelling Errors on Internet Addresses. Tired of Word 2007 marking Internet addresses as spelling errors? You can turn off this check by applying the steps in this tip.

Should Word Spell-Check Uppercase Words?. When Word checks the spelling of a document, it can either check or ignore words that are in uppercase letters. Here's how to throw the switch that controls this option.

Using Only the Main Dictionary. Spell check a document, and Word normally checks several different dictionaries. Here's how to limit the dictionary consulted by Word when doing the check.

What to Do if Spell Check Doesn't Catch Misspelled Words. We've come to rely on spell checking tools to help make our documents clearer and more understandable. What are you to do if the spell checker doesn't catch some improperly spelled words, however?