Enable fields for spell checking

In the Data DictionaryClosed organizes the tables and fields that house all of your district's administrative information, you can enable fields for spell checking. Within the system, the field displays the windows icon. Users click the multiple windows icon, and the system displays a text editor pop-up. The spell-check button Spell check icon. appears in the upper-left corner. When users click Spell check icon. , the system highlights any misspelled words in yellow.

Note: You can enable only character and text fields for spell checking.

To enable spell checking for a field:

  1. Log on to the District view.
  2. Click the Admin tab.
  3. Click the Data Dictionary side-tab.
  4. Select the table that contains the field you want to spell check, and click Fields on the Data Dictionary side-tab.
  5. Click the field name to open the detail page.
  6. In the bottom right corner of the page, select the Check spelling checkbox and click Save.

When you use this field,Spell check icon. appears. Click Spell check icon. , and the system highlights any misspelled words in yellow. Place the cursor over a misspelled word, and the system offers suggestions. Click the appropriate spelling in the list to replace the word you typed:

Note: Your spelling might be correct, and the system does not recognize the word. For example, you might type Epipen, and the system’s dictionary does not contain the word. To add the word to the dictionary so it does not highlight that word as incorrect again, select Add to dictionary instead of a replacement word.