Spell Checking in Multiple Files

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The Check Spelling in Files action allows you to check the spelling on multiple local or remote documents. This action is available in the following locations:

• The Edit menu.
• The contextual menu of the Project view.
• The contextual menu of the DITA Maps Manager view.

The spelling corrections are displayed in the Results view, that allows you to group the reported errors as a tree with two levels.

Figure: Check Spelling in Files Dialog Box

The following scopes are available:

• All opened files - The spell check is performed in all opened files.
• Directory of the current file - All the files in the folder of the current edited file.
• Project files - All files from the current project.
• Selected project files - The selected files from the current project.
• Specified path - Checks the spelling in the files located at a path that you specify.

The Options section includes the following options:

• File filter - Allow you to filter the files from the selected scope.
• Recurse subdirectories - When enabled, the spell check is performed recursively for the specified scope. The one exception is that this option is ignored if the scope is set to All opened files.
• Include hidden files - When enabled, the spell check is also performed in the hidden files.
• Spell Check Options - The spell check processor uses the options available in the Spell Check preferences panel .

When you invoke the Check Spelling in Files action in the DITA Maps Manager view, a different dialog box is displayed:

Figure: Check Spelling in Files Dialog Box (Invoked from the DITA Maps Manager View)