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SpellingOptions.SuggestMainOnly property (Excel)

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When set to True, instructs Microsoft Excel to suggest words from only the main dictionary when using the spelling checker. False removes the limits of suggesting words from only the main dictionary when using the spelling checker. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.SuggestMainOnly

expression A variable that represents a SpellingOptions object.

Example

In this example, Microsoft Excel checks the spelling checking options for suggesting words only from the main dictionary and reports the status to the user.

Sub UsingMainDictionary() 
 
 ' Check the setting of suggesting words only from the main dictionary. 
 If Application.SpellingOptions.SuggestMainOnly = True Then 
 MsgBox "Spell checking option suggestions will only come from the main dictionary." 
 Else 
 MsgBox "Spell checking option suggestions are not limited to the main dictionary." 
 End If 
 
End Sub

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