How to skip spell-checking the master pages

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
July 30, 2018
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Hi all! I'm working on a huge catalog file that I did not create. The master pages are full of greeking. It takes me forever to spell check because of these pages. Is there a preference I can set to skip spell checking the master pages? Thanks.

Correct answer BobLevine

The easiest way is to apply no language to that text.

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maryjask

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Oh Wow!! Great info... you learn something new everyday! Thanks

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@BobLevine You are my frickin' hero. That is brilliant.

Nancy JK

Participant

OMG. I have been working in InDesign for two decades and did not know this feature. I work with countless lists of names which make me crazy when I need to spellcheck a big doc. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. You have just saved me sooooo much time. Mind BLOWN.

BobLevine

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Community Expert

The easiest way is to apply no language to that text.

amandaw11092290

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Do you have to go back and assign a language to those text boxes when you add text that *should* be spell-checked in the document itself though?

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @amandaw11092290,

Thanks for reaching out. Yes, if you set the text to No Language to skip spell-checking, you’ll need to manually assign the correct language back when adding text that should be checked. You can do this by selecting the text box, going to Type > Character (or the Control panel), and setting the appropriate language. Let me know if you have any further questions.

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Abhishek

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