It is never easy to get rid of spelling and grammatical mistakes in any kind of literary work. You are very likely to make spelling mistakes due to a lack of attention or knowledge.
In Microsoft Excel, you can fix all spelling errors by conducting a spell check on your worksheet. This is a simple guide to conducting a spell check in Excel.
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Steps to conduct a spell check in Excel
To conduct a spell check in Excel, we first take a sample database with a few spelling errors in it-
![[Step-by-Step] How To Spell Check in Excel? 3 Database with Spelling Errors Spell Check in Excel](https://quickexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/spell-check-sample-database.png)
Let’s begin spell check in Excel –
- Select the database for spell check.
- Go to Review tab.
- Under Proofing select Spelling.
A new window opens showing spell check results, like this –
![[Step-by-Step] How To Spell Check in Excel? 4 Spell Check Results](https://quickexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/spell-check-spell-check-results.png)
- Select the correct spelling you’re looking for and click Change.
- You can also select the type of English you prefer for spell checks under Dictionary Language at the bottom.
![[Step-by-Step] How To Spell Check in Excel? 5 English Options](https://quickexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/spell-check-english-options.png)
All spelling errors in the sheet have now been fixed. Here is how your database looks like-
![[Step-by-Step] How To Spell Check in Excel? 6 Corrected Spellings](https://quickexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/spell-check-corrected-spellings.png)
Conclusion
This was all about conducting a spell check for your datasets to achieve clarity and correctness in your analysis. If you have any doubts regarding checking spelling errors in Excel, drop a comment below and get answered!