Ignoring URLs & Email Addresses in Spell Checker - Microsoft Word 2003 & 2007

The Internet has taken the world by storm. While this is a great for many people, it can be bothersome to writers. Many spell checkers and grammar checkers don't know what to do with Internet addresses, such as URLs and e-mail addresses.

You can instruct the spell check program to ignore anything that looks like an Internet address. To enable this option, follow these steps:

1. Click the Office button and then click Word Options. Word displays the Word Options dialog box.
2. Click Proofing at the left side of the dialog box.
3. Make sure the Ignore Internet and File Addresses box is checked.
4. Click OK.

Microsoft Word 2003

You can instruct Microsoft Word 2003 to ignore Internet addresses by following these steps:

1.     Click on Tools.

2.     Click on Options.

3.     Make sure the Ignore Internet & File Addresses box is checked.

4.     Click OK.