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This document is intended for the end-users of WebSpellChecker system and outlines the primary functions
and operation information
WebSpellChecker is web-application. WebSpellChecker system checks
and corrects orthographic and grammar mistakes in user's text in English language. It may also
be used as Thesaurus to find synonyms. The product supports
thin client technology.
Main window
The Main window contains three parts:
- Shortcut menu in the header.
- Main content part in the
middle.
- Control panel in the footer.
Shortcut menu
The Shortcut menu is used for switching between
correction methods by selecting different tabs. When WebSpellChecker tab is active,
the orthography tab is active too.
The Shortcut menu consists of WebSpellChecker,
Grammar, and Thesaurus tabs. Each tab has its own control panel.
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 The WebSpellChecker page is used for checking and
correcting spelling. The words with mistakes are marked as links.
To correct mistakes, the user selects a
mistake and then chooses the correct alternative in the Suggestions window.
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Common operations
Common operation are listed in the follow
table. To perform one of these operations, the user clicks different buttons in
the Control Panel.
| Operation |
Description |
| Change to |
Changes the active word to the selected alternative
from the "Suggestions" window. |
| Change All |
Changes all occurrences of the active
word to the selected alternative from the "Suggestions" window. |
| Ignore |
Ignores the mistake in the active word. |
| Ignore All |
Ignores all occurrences of the mistake in
the active word. |
| Add |
Adds the active word to the user dictionary. |
| Option |
Opens the 'Options dialog' window. This
window allows setting spell-checking options and administering the user
dictionary. |
| Finish checking |
Accepts all changes and closes the window. |
| Cancel |
Rejects all changes and closes the window. |
Options dialog
The Options Dialog has two sections:
- Spell checking options
- Ignore All-Caps Words. All
misspelled words written in capital letters are
ignored.
- Ignore Words with Numbers.
All misspelled words that contain numbers are
ignored.
- Ignore Words with Mixed Case. All words with mixed cases are ignored.
- Ignore Domain Names. All web addresses that start with either www or http: and end with
a domain name are ignored.
- User dictionary
- Create. Creates a user
dictionary with name defined in the 'Dictionary
name' field.
- Delete. Deletes the current
user dictionary.
- Rename. Renames the current
user dictionary
- Restore. To restore a stored dictionary, type its name in the "Dictionary
name" field and press the Restore button.
Note! This functionality is intended to restore the dictionary in case user has changed workstation (or browser).
If user has already setup the dictionary and is going to restore another dictionary he should follow these steps:
1. Delete the existing dictionary;
2. Type the name of the dictionary, which user wants to restore;
3. Click the "Restore" button.
If user tries to restore dictionary while having already one dictionary setup the following message appears: "You have already setup your dictionary."
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Click Ok to close the Options dialog and save changes.
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 The Grammar page is used for checking
English grammar in the user's text. The text fragments with mistakes are marked
as links.
To correct the mistakes, the user chooses
the word and then selects the suggested alternatives.
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Common operation
Common operation are listed in the
following table. To perform one of these operations, the user clicks different
buttons in the Control Panel.
| Name of
operation |
Description |
| Change to |
Changes the active fragment to the suggested alternative. |
| Ignore |
Ignores the mistake in the active fragment. |
| Ignore problem |
Ignores all occurrences of the active fragment. |
| Finish checking |
Accepts all changes and closes the window. |
| Cancel |
Rejects all changes and closes the window. |
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 The Thesaurus page is used for looking for synonyms.
The words with found synonyms are marked as links.
To change the active word to one of the
suggested synonyms, the user selects one of the suggested alternatives in the "Synonyms"
fields, and then clicks the "Change to" button.
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Common operation
Common operation are listed in the
following table. To perform one of these operations, the user clicks different
buttons in the Control Panel.
| Name of
operation |
Description |
| Change to |
The active word is replaced with the
selected word from the Synonyms field. |
| Finish checking |
Accepts all changes and closes the window. |
| Cancel |
Rejects all changes and closes the window. |
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