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
    2015-11-28T16:25:38+00:00

    THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!

    I honestly had no clue what you were talking about with "VBA" but I do understand macros, and I use them all the time.

    I followed your instructions to create the macro, and then I put it on my Quick Access Toolbar.

    VOILA!!! I have the "good old spellcheck" routine again...

    THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-27T03:00:12+00:00

    After I recently upgraded to Word 2016 (which suffers from the same grammar check problem - no "ignore rule" option), the VBA fix did not work.  So, I removed it and then reinstalled the VBA fix as described near the beginning of this post, and the VBA fix works again and provides the old spell checker!  Unfortunate that Microsoft cannot include such a simple and practical option in the so-called improvement upgrades for Microsoft Word.

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  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-09-10T23:22:56+00:00

    If you open the Visual Basic Editor and then go to the macro and put the cursor in the

    Sub OldStyleSpellcheck()

    and then press F8 to step through the macro, what happens?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-09-10T20:50:29+00:00

    Hi, I've used this in the past with success, but since I reinstalled Windows and Office, when I try to use the macro I get the error message "Compile error: Sub or Function not defined". The macro is exactly the same as before, and the posts from MS about this type of error didn't help. Anyone know how to fix this?

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