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18 Spell checking commands

KeystrokesCommand nameAction
M-$ Tools Spell Checking Spell-Check Wordispell-wordCheck the word the cursor is on or the word following the cursor.
(none)Tools Spell Checking Spell-Check Regionispell-regionCheck spelling of the region.
(none)Tools Spell Checking Spell-Check Bufferispell-bufferCheck spelling of the buffer.
(none)Tools Spell Checking Spell-Check Messageispell-messageCheck spelling of the body of a mail message.
(none)Tools Spell Checking Spell-Check Commentsispell-comments-and-stringsCheck spelling of comments and strings in a program.
C-u M-$ Tools Spell Checking Continue Spell-Checkingispell-continueResume Ispell; it works only if stopped Ispell withC-g.
(none)ispell-kill-ispellKill the Ispell process, which continues to run in the background after it is invoked.
M-Tab Tools Spell Checking Complete Wordispell-complete-wordIn text mode, list possible completions for the current word.
(none)Tools Spell Checking Automatic Spell-Checking (Flyspell)flyspell-modeEnter the Flyspell minor mode, in which incorrectly spelled words are highlighted.
(none)flyspell-bufferSpell-check the current buffer, underlining all misspelled words. Use middle mouse button to correct.
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