If you know some, please mention them in the comments. This list will help you troubleshoot most spell check problems, but I’m sure there are other reasons why spell check might not be working. Solution: Replace the outlined text with real text. Clicking on it with the Direct Selection tool reveals all the paths and anchor points. It’s just a bunch of shapes that look like text.Ĭlue: You can’t select the text with the Type tool. Text that’s been converted to outlines can’t be spell checked because, well, it’s not text any more. Solution: The least invasive method is to try and fix the specific settings, but if that doesn’t work, rebuild your InDesign preferences by holding Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift+Option+Control (macOS). If one or both get corrupted, it won’t work as expected.Ĭlue: Check the Dictionary preferences for both a dictionary (you should see the file path to it) and a spelling method (Hunspell, Proximity, or User Dictionary). Spell check relies on both Spelling and Dictionary preferences. If it’s set to Story, only the text in the story where your cursor is will be checked. InDesign lets you choose the scope of a spell check in a Search menu at the bottom of the dialog. Searching a story instead of the document Solution: Select the text and specify the desired language. So, any words that have No Language specified will not be spell checked.Ĭlue: Put your cursor in the text and note the Language in the Check Spelling dialog or the Control panel. No Languageįor InDesign to check the spelling of a word, it needs to reference a specific language dictionary ( bleu is a misspelling in English but not in French). Solution: Choose Edit > InCopy > Check Out.īonus Tip: This is also why Find/Change might not work. More after the jump! Continue reading below↓įree and Premium members see fewer ads! Sign up and log-in today.Ĭlue: The frame adornment that looks like a globe and arrow telling you that the content is available for anyone to edit. You’re trying to spell check an InCopy story that isn’t checked out.
So here are 5 reasons why InDesign’s spell check might not be working for you. Troubleshooting this little problem got me to thinking about some of the other reasons why spell check might malfunction-and that I should post them here in case it helps anyone else. Alas, I was working in Preview mode, so none of the frame adornments were visible. Normally, I would’ve noticed the InCopy icon on the text frame and avoided this confusion. Not exactly the results I was expecting.Įventually I figured out what was going on when I tried to edit the text-it was in an InCopy story that I didn’t have checked out. Change All was available but when I clicked it, I got the message that 0 replacements had been made.
When a suspect word was found and I clicked on one of the suggested replacements, the Change button was grayed out. The other day I needed to spell check an InDesign document, and as soon as I started I could tell something wasn’t right.
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