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Approve Spelling Common Words (2.1a)

In this video we have learnt that the wordlist tool is the key tool for dealing with spellings.

To open the Wordlist tool​

  1. Open the menu for the project.
  2. Under Tools, click Wordlist.
    • The Wordlist window opens for this project. lists all the words found in your project and each one’s spelling status.

Approving commonly occurring words​

  1. Open the Wordlist menu.
  2. Under Tools, select Approve Spelling of Common Words.
  3. Enter the lowest number of occurrences you are confident are spelled correctly.
  4. Click OK.
    • Paratext informs us how many words it will set to Approved.
  5. Click Yes to carry out the bulk approve.

Sort wordlist​

  • Click on the column heading (e.g. Count.
    • The words are now sorted in order of occurrence with the most frequent ones shown at the top of the list.