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How to spell check all sheets or entire workbook at once in Excel?

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This article explains how to perform a spell check on all sheets or an entire workbook at once in Excel.

Spell check all sheets or entire workbook at once in Excel


Spell check all sheets or entire workbook at once in Excel

Follow these steps to spell check all sheets or the entire workbook in Excel.

1. Right click on any sheet tab in the workbook you need to spell check, then click Select All Sheets from the context menu. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Select All Sheets option from the context menu in Excel

2. Now all sheets in the current workbook are selected. Please click Review > Spelling as below screenshot shown.

A screenshot showing the Spelling option under the Review tab in Excel

3. In the popping up Microsoft Excel dialog box, click the Yes button.

A screenshot of the Microsoft Excel dialog box asking for spell check confirmation

4. In the Spelling dialog box, select the correct word in the Suggestions list box you need, and then click the Change All button. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Spelling dialog box with a Suggestions list in Excel

5. Then another Microsoft Excel dialog box pops up to tell you the completion of spell checking, please click the OK button.

A screenshot of the Microsoft Excel dialog box indicating spell check completion

6. The spell check has been applied to all sheets. To deselect all sheets, right-click any sheet tab and select Ungroup Sheets.

A screenshot showing the Ungroup Sheets option from the context menu in Excel

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