Check and correct keyword spelling (Mac OS)



When you check the spelling of keyword tags, Lightroom questions any words that aren’t in its dictionary. If a questioned word is spelled correctly, you can confirm its spelling by adding the word to the dictionary. If a questioned word is misspelled, you can correct it.

Note: Spell-check commands and options may vary slightly between Mac OS v10.4 and v10.5.
  1. In the Library module, click in the Keyword Tags text box of the Keywording panel.
  2. Choose Edit > Spelling > Spelling (Mac OS v10.4) or Edit > Spelling > Show Spelling And Grammar (Mac OS v10.5).
  3. If necessary, in the dialog box, choose a language from the Dictionary pop-up menu near the bottom of the dialog box. This is the dictionary Lightroom uses to check spelling.
  4. As Lightroom finds unfamiliar words and other possible errors, click one of the following:
    Ignore
    Continues the spelling check without changing the text.

    Guess
    Suggests spelling options in the Guess text box. If no alternate spellings appear in the Guess text box for a misspelled word, select the misspelled word in the text box next to the Correct button and type a different possible spelling. Click Guess to see if spelling options appear in the Guess text box.

    Find Next
    Continues the spelling search.

    Correct
    Corrects a misspelling. Make sure that the correctly spelled word is in the Guess text box and click Correct. If the suggested word is not the word you want, select a different word in the Guess text box or type the correct word in the text box to the left of the Correct button.

    Forget
    Removes a word from the dictionary. This is useful, for example, for removing a misspelled a word that you accidently added to the dictionary by clicking Correct or Learn.

    Learn
    Stores the unrecognized word in the dictionary, so that subsequent occurrences are not flagged as misspellings.

Highlight misspelled words (Mac OS)

  1. After entering keyword tags in the Library module, click in the Keyword Tags text box of the Keywording panel.
  2. Choose Edit > Spelling > Check Spelling.

    The first misspelled word in the text box is highlighted.

  3. Control-click the highlighted word and choose one of the following:
    [Suggested spelling corrections]
    Lightroom lists suggested spelling corrections at the top of the context menu. Choose a word to correct the spelling.

    Ignore Spelling
    Continues the spelling check without changing the text.

    Learn Spelling
    Stores the unrecognized word in the dictionary, so that subsequent occurrences are not flagged as misspellings.

    Note: You can also choose Spelling > Spelling (Mac OS v10.4) or Spelling > Show Spelling And Grammar (Mac OS v10.5) from the context menu to open a dialog box for more options.

Check spelling as you type (Mac OS)

Lightroom can automatically check the spelling as you type keyword tags. When you misspell a word, it’s underlined.

  1. In the Library module, click the Keyword Tags text box of the Keywording panel.
  2. Choose Edit > Spelling > Check Spelling As You Type.

    A check mark in the menu indicates that the Check Spelling As You Type command is enabled. It remains enabled until you choose the command again to disable it (indicated by the absence of a check mark).