Go to Tools > Options > Spelling & Grammar, and uncheck the boxes for
"Check spelling as you type" and "Check grammar as you type".
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On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:35:25 -0000, "Stephen"
<s.clarke1a.DeleteThis@btinternet.com> wrote:
>I use Win XP Professional and Word. When I type a Word document I get lots
>of indications of spelling or grammatical errors - usually coloured wiggly
>lines, which I don't want. I know I can get rid of these by clicking
>Tools\spelling and grammar\hide spelling errors in this document \hide
>grammatical errors etc but I have to do this for *each* document I create.
>How can I fix it so that it *always* reads this way?
>
>TIA
>
>Mr Warwick
>
>