At times, you might need to write the same word twice in a row due to some reason. If you do that, PowerPoint automatically flags the repeated word with a red underline. In case you do not want to do that, you can follow this guide. On the other hand, if this setting is disabled by default and you want to find the red underline on the repeated word in PowerPoint, you can enable this setting to flag the repeated words.
How to flag Repeated Words in PowerPoint
To find repeated words in PowerPoint, follow these steps:
- Open Microsoft PowerPoint on your computer.
- Click on the File menu.
- Click on the Options.
- Switch to the Proofing tab.
- Head to the When correcting spelling in Microsoft Office programs section.
- Tick the Flag repeated words checkbox to enable.
- Remove the tick to disable.
- Click the OK button.
To learn more about these steps, continue reading.
First of all, you need to open Microsoft PowerPoint on your computer. Then, click on the File menu in the top menu bar and select the Options visible in the bottom-left corner.
Once the PowerPoint Options panel is opened on your computer, you need to switch to the Proofing tab and head to the When correcting spelling in Microsoft Office programs section.
Here you can find a setting named Flag repeated words. If the corresponding checkbox is enabled, PowerPoint will flag repeated words. In other words, you need to tick this checkbox to enable this setting.
On the other hand, if you want to prevent PowerPoint from flagging repeated words automatically, you need to remove the tick from the respective checkbox.
Finally, click the OK button to save the change.
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How do you find repeated words in PowerPoint?
To find repeated words in PowerPoint, you need to search for red underlined words. By default, Microsoft PowerPoint flags all the repeated words in this format. However, if PowerPoint fails to do that or it is not working as it should be, you need to turn on the Flag repeated words setting in the PowerPoint Options panel.
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Can PowerPoint correct common spelling errors automatically?
Yes, Microsoft PowerPoint can rectify common spelling errors automatically on your computer. Like most of the other Office programs, such as Word, PowerPoint also has a spelling checking engine, which works pretty smoothly. You can easily find the correct words automatically as you continue typing.
That’s all! Hope this guide helped.
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