Remove Red Underling from text in Pages

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Remove Red Underling from text in Pages

Ok, how in the heck can I remove the dumb red underlining that is defacing the appearance of my document.?
I know that it is supposed to be a spell check alert, but I am writing with euphemisms that are local and not in the data base. So I don't need this type of forced red underlining.
It is nothing but a problem.
When I saved the Page Document, IT also saved the red underlining. Shoot I don't want that!
This is quite annoying, as I have to send this document right away and I don't want this horrible red underlining in the finished product.
How can I remove this? Anyone?
Thanks
-Mo

13, Mac OS X (10.6.3), 5th-G iPod 80 gig, 17" Power PC G5 iMac 2gig Ram

Posted on Mar 3, 2011 8:34 PM

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Barry

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Mar 3, 2011 8:50 PM in response to moh2o

Edit (menu) > Spelling > Check Spelling as you type

The menu item is a toggle. If the item is checked, choosing it will turn the feature off; if it's not checked, choosing the menu item will turn it on. You want it off.

Regards,
Barry

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Tom Gewecke

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Mar 4, 2011 5:39 AM in response to moh2o

I have to send this document right away and I don't want this horrible red underlining in the finished product.

Surely you understand that the red underlining is created by the spell checker on your machine and is not actually part of the text. It will not appear on someone else's machine (unless they try to spell check it).

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KOENIG Yvan

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Mar 4, 2011 6:54 AM in response to moh2o

There is an other workaround : teach the spell checker your own spellings.
It would no longer flag them with red underlining.
It may be efficient to flag typos.

You may also check if your local dialect is known by libreOffice, openOffice or neoOffice.

If it is, there is a way to install this dictionary and ask the mac to use it.

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 4 mars 2011 15:54:15

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moh2o Author

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Mar 3, 2011 9:16 PM in response to Barry

Thanks, yes, I do want it off. The database does not recognize many of my euphemisms and other unique local dialect spellings.
Thanks
-Mo

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