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Proofreading and find/replace

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Proofreading and find/replace

Spellcheck catches many errors, but people must confirm names, facts and tone. Find/replace corrects repeated terms consistently. Practice: Run spellcheck and find/replace to correct a repeated placeholder. Try this in the application, check the result, then save your work in your IT Practice folder. If an option is unavailable on your device, use the equivalent Microsoft or Google app and record what you observed.

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Proofreading and find/replace means Spellcheck catches many errors, but people must confirm names, facts and tone. Find/replace corrects repeated terms consistently. Practice: Run spellcheck and find/replace to correct a repeated placeholder. Try this in the application, check the result, then save your work in your IT Practice folder. If an option is unavailable on your device, use the equivalent Microsoft or Google app and record what you observed For example, Why review a spellcheck suggestion before accepting it? Do this in the named application, inspect the result, and save a clearly named copy. This makes the skill repeatable in school, work and everyday online tasks.

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