Quickly make a spelling correction in Word

You can quickly make a spelling correction on a word in Microsoft Word without running spell-check on the entire document. A quick way to correct a misspelled word in Microsoft Word is to right-click on the word that has a red wavy underline. The resulting pop-up menu contains spelling suggestions which you can then select and have the misspelled word replaced.

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