This document provides instructions for various proofreading and review tools available in the Review tab in Microsoft Word. It describes how to use the Spelling and Grammar checker, research tools, thesaurus, and word count tool. It also explains how to insert and respond to comments as well as delete comments. The tools in the Review tab allow the user to check spelling, grammar, find synonyms, research information online, count words, and add and remove comments in a Word document.

1. REVIEW TAB
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2. PROOFING GROUP IN REVIEW TAB
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3. SPELLING & GRAMMAR
 To check spelling and
grammar:
∗ Place the cursor at the beginning
of the document or the section
that we want to check.
∗ On the Review tab, in the
Proofing Group, click Spelling
and Grammar.
∗ If the program finds spelling
mistakes, a dialog box with the
misspelled word will be
displayed.
∗ Click Spelling & Grammar on
the Proofing Group.
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4. RESEARCH
∗ On the Review tab, in the
Proofing group, click
Research.
∗ In the Research pane, click
Research options.
∗ Click drop-down button and
select any option to start the
search with, there are three
categories, All Research
Books, All Research
Sites, and All Business
and Financial Sites.
Under each category, we will
find multiple highly preferred
sites that we can use for
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5. THESAURUS
To use Thesaurus do
the following:
i. Select the word for
which we have to find
another word.
ii.Click the Review tab.
iii.Click the Thesaurus
button on the Proofing
Group
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6. WORD COUNT
To count the word as we type:
 Look at the bottom left corner
of the screen to check the
Word Count as we type in a
document. It will give us total
word count or tell us how many
words are highlighted.
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7. COMMENT GROUP ON REVIEW TAB
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8. INSERT A COMMENT
Do the following:
i. Select the text or item that we want to comment on, or click at the end
of the text.
ii. On the Review tab, in the Comments group, click New comment.
iii.Type the comment text in the comment balloon
Note: To respond to a comment, click its balloon, and then click New
comment in the Comments group. Type the response in the new
comment balloon.
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9. DELETE
COMMENT(S)
i. To quickly delete a single
comment, right-click the
comment, and then click Delete
Comment.
ii. To quickly delete all comments
in a document, click a comment
in the document. On the
Review tab, in the Comments
group, click the arrow below
Delete, and then click Delete
All Comments in
Document.
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10. THANK YOU
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