Adjusting Spell Check for Internet Addresses

If you use the spelling checker to examine the text in a worksheet, you might want it to ignore Internet-related data, such as URLs and e-mail addresses. You can instruct the spelling checker to ignore anything that looks like an Internet address by following these steps if you are using a version of Excel prior to Excel 2007:

1. Choose Options from the Tools menu. Excel displays the Options dialog box.
2. Make sure the Spelling tab is selected. (Click here to see a related figure.)
3. Make sure the Ignore Internet and File Addresses check box is selected.
4. Click on OK.

The steps are different if you are using Excel 2007. Follow these steps:

1. Click the Office button and then click Excel Options. Excel displays the Excel Options dialog box.
2. At the left side of the dialog box click Proofing. (Click here to see a related figure.)
3. Make sure the Ignore Internet and File Addresses check box is selected.
4. Click on OK.