18 Spell checking commands
Keystrokes | Command name | Action |
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M-$ Tools → Spell Checking → Spell-Check Word | ispell-word | Check the word the cursor is on or the word following the cursor. |
(none)Tools → Spell Checking → Spell-Check Region | ispell-region | Check spelling of the region. |
(none)Tools → Spell Checking → Spell-Check Buffer | ispell-buffer | Check spelling of the buffer. |
(none)Tools → Spell Checking → Spell-Check Message | ispell-message | Check spelling of the body of a mail message. |
(none)Tools → Spell Checking → Spell-Check Comments | ispell-comments-and-strings | Check spelling of comments and strings in a program. |
C-u M-$ Tools → Spell Checking → Continue Spell-Checking | ispell-continue | Resume Ispell; it works only if stopped Ispell withC-g. |
(none) | ispell-kill-ispell | Kill the Ispell process, which continues to run in the background after it is invoked. |
M-Tab Tools → Spell Checking → Complete Word | ispell-complete-word | In text mode, list possible completions for the current word. |
(none)Tools → Spell Checking → Automatic Spell-Checking (Flyspell) | flyspell-mode | Enter the Flyspell minor mode, in which incorrectly spelled words are highlighted. |
(none) | flyspell-buffer | Spell-check the current buffer, underlining all misspelled words. Use middle mouse button to correct. |
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