Where is "ignore rule" in Word 2013?

Anonymous
2013-03-04T16:57:23+00:00

I cannot find "Ignore rule" in grammar and spelling check for Word 2013. Further, I cannot find any documentation that indicates it exists in this edition of Word.

Did Microsoft get rid of this awesome feature? How is that possible?

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Anonymous
2014-01-20T04:01:09+00:00

WORK AROUND TO ACCESS "IGNORE RULE" FEATURE:

Hi, I was having the same problem, but someone in this thread suggested the feature had not been removed (as it wasn't in a list of removed features), but simply "missed" in the new UI.

This made me wonder if perhaps there was a way to use VBA to create a macro that would directly access the "ignore rule" button.

It didn't take me long to discover that Word 2013 actually contains the "old-style" spelling and grammar check UI, complete with the "ignore rule" option, still working but not normally accessible.

If you are a VBA beginner the following are detailed instructions:

In word, hit Alt+F11 to open VBA

Right click on "Normal" in the left hand side project pane, and select "Insert" and "Module"

Right click on the module you've selected and select "View Code"

In the right-hand side window, paste the following:

Sub OldStyleSpellcheck()'' OldStyleSpellcheck Macro'' This macro open the old (2010) style Spelling and Grammar window        Application.Dialogs(wdDialogToolsSpellingAndGrammar).Show   End Sub

Now close VBA

If you want a quick way to access this macro, in Word go to "File", "Options" and select "Quick Access Toolbar". Under the drop-down menu "Choose commands from" select "Macros" and you should see the Normal.Module.OldStyleSpellCheck. Select it and click the "Add > >" button to move it to your toolbar. You can use the "Modify" button to change it's appearance.

After hitting OK you'll see the icon for this macro along the top of word in the Quick Access Toolbar. You can click this instead of the usual spell check button and it will run the "old style" word spell check window, allowing you to select "ignore rule" as you always could!

Would be nice if Microsoft incorporated this feature into the new UI instead of required such a rigmarole to get to it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-01-21T23:56:31+00:00

    I dumped 2013 because of this, but am keeping this in case I ever get it again.  You are a godsend!!!  Thank you!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-31T12:08:52+00:00

    Boy, you people are nasty. No wonder you can't get help on this issue. I figured out a solution, but I'm leaving this group. Good luck on your own.

    No, you did NOT figure out a solution for our particular issue...and I felt your comment regarding not understanding your reply was a little biting.  Unlike Claudia, who replied in a courteous manner, I'm gonna tell ya don't let the door hit you in the a*s on the way out.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-31T11:17:46+00:00

    I just saw this. Sorry to see the conversation appears to have gone off the rails here.

    I wondered Bob, if we're all talking about Word 2013. I don't have "the ignore rule" feature in my version of Word 2013 - even in the proofing section. No one on this thread has this feature, so you're talking about something we haven't seen.

    I'm wondering if it was silently added back in some upgrade that I don't have. (My writing computer is not connected to the Internet.)

    I think Roberta and I are simply trying to determine what you have found vs. what we have in our software. That's about all that's going on here.

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