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Spell check in access

Is it possible to check the spelling in a form as people are typing in the form? The General Manager of my company is asking this because the shop floor personnel are mis-typing several words as they are inputting the information into a non-conformance database.
Mar 20 '07 #1
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I use this code on any free type txt boxes that i have in my forms:
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  1. Private Sub txtnameoftextbox_AfterUpdate()
  2. 'If the textbox contains data run the
  3. 'Spell Checker after data is entered.
  4.     If Len(Me!txtnameoftextbox & "") > 0 Then
  5.         DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSpelling
  6.             Else
  7.         Exit Sub
  8.     End If
  9. End Sub
  10.  
Mar 20 '07 #2
MMcCarthy
14,534 Expert Mod 8TB
That's a nice piece of code.

Mary
Mar 21 '07 #3
that worked great thank you and the GM is pleased....No more reports with misspelled words!!! YAY to you!!
Mar 21 '07 #4

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