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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you install the sounds for word, I installed it so long ago I don’t know its official name these days, it beeps if you make a spelling error or typo. If you use the spell checker it automatically takes
you to the next word. Maybe the student should not be looking for the error at all.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">And though not directly related if you type a word and hear a beep you can press Alt-F7 to get a list of possible choices, which is how I mostly spell check rather than waiting until I’ve typed the entire
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">--Debee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ione Priest via athen-list<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 4, 2025 7:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Tools for alternative display of spelling errors?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">I am working with a student who is currently using Grammarly for all spelling and grammar check needs due to its ability to highlight the errors rather than underline them. The student has conditions
that don't play well with the traditional underline indicator most checks use, and the squiggle of the spelling error indicator in Word specifically exacerbates the conditions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The issue is that the student majors in English and our English department has applied a sort of unofficial ban on any use of Grammarly as they deem it to be an AI tool. I already intend to connect
with the English chair to discuss their policy related to Grammarly but am wondering if folks are aware of any other tools that would allow a user to change how errors are indicated. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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