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Word: Disable spell checker for a paragraph?

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Mar 15, 2026103567 views
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Is it possible to disable the automatic spell checker in MS Word 2010 for single paragraphs of a document or just for some parts of a document? I'd like to get rid of the squiggly lines in some parts of a document (e.g. containing extracts of an XML document), because they make reading the document hard.

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OK, I guess I found it and it's quite simple: select the part of the document where you want to disable spell checking click the language in the status bar select the check box "Do not check spelling or grammar" click OK Word 2007 Word 2010/2013/2016 For Word 2010/2013/2016 you have use Review ribbon menu. Click Language and then . You can disable spell and grammar check there even you can select a different language for proofing.

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