Check your spelling & grammar in Google Docs


               

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You can check your spelling and grammar in Google Docs, then accept or ignore the corrections. Suggestions are based on your text and don't represent Google's views.

Spell check your document

  1. Open the Google Docs app Docs .
  2. Open a document.
  3. Tap Edit Edit.
  4. At the top right, tap More More and then Spell check.
  5. Spelling suggestions will show at the bottom:
    • To use a suggested spelling, tap Change.
    • To ignore a suggestion, tap Ignore.
    • To use the suggestion for the whole document, tap More More and then Change all.
    • To ignore all instances of the word, tap More More and then Ignore all.
  6. To hide 'Spell check', tap Close Close.

Note: Auto-correct is only available on your desktop computer.

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