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Check Spelling in the VS.NET IDE with SoftWidgets �Spell Code� Add-in

30 Mar 2005 1  
Spell Code is a must-have add-in for all VS.NET developers looking to check the spelling of any text inside the .NET IDE. Check spelling in any code window, Windows Form, UserControl and ASPX, ASCX, HTML and RESX files.

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Introduction

How do you check your spelling when you create applications using Microsoft Visual Studio.NET? Do you copy text from the Visual Studio.NET IDE into Word, check the spelling and then paste it back into the IDE? Perhaps you do something similar? Spell checking workarounds like this are very common and they can dramatically reduce your productivity.

Say goodbye to tedious spell checking hassles with the SoftWidgets Spell Code add-in for Visual Studio.NET. With Spell Code you can leverage your existing word dictionary within the .NET IDE...

  • Check the spelling of any text inside a Visual Studio.NET code window
  • Check the spelling of controls on a Windows Form
  • Check the spelling of controls contained in a UserControl
  • Check the spelling of text inside ASPX, ASCX and HTML files
  • Check the spelling of text inside resource files

Below are a couple of examples that demonstrate how easy it is to check your spelling with the Spell Code add-in. NOTE: The examples are in C#, but the functionality is exactly the same for VB developers and most other languages that are supported by Visual Studio.

Example of checking the spelling of text inside a Visual Studio code window

Step 1: Select the text line(s) that you want to spell check

Step 2: From the Tools menu click on the Check Spelling menu item...

Step 3: The standard Word spell checking dialog will appear. Change spelling as desired...

Example of checking the spelling of controls on a Windows form

Step 1: Select the Windows form that you want to spell check (Note: make sure the form itself is selected as show in the screen shot below)...

Step 2: From the Tools menu click on the Check Spelling menu item...

Step 3: The standard Word spell checking dialog will appear. Change spelling as desired...

Example of checking the spelling of text inside ASPX, ASCX and HTML files

Step 1: Select the text line(s) that you want to spell check...

Step 2: From the Tools menu click on the Check Spelling menu item...

Step 3: The standard Word spell checking dialog will appear. Change spelling as desired...

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