Working with checking styles
A checking style is a preset writing style rule applied to a document. Using a checking style lets you check a document for a specific type of writing. For example, you can choose an advertising checking style to check advertising copy or marketing materials.
You can create, delete, edit, and restore a checking style.
You can specify a maximum number of items when Grammatik checks the grammar of a document. For example, you can specify the maximum number of consecutive nouns that Grammatik allows.
Choosing a formality level lets Grammatik check a document for strict or relaxed use of language and diction. Each checking style has a default level of formality assigned to it. Each formality level focuses on a different style of writing. You can choose from three formality levels: informal, standard, and formal.
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Click Tools
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Click Options
Checking styles. |
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In the Checking styles dialog box, choose a one of the following:
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Spelling plus
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Quick check
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Very strict
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Formal memo or letter
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Informal memo or letter
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Technical or scientific
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Documentation or speech
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Student composition
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Advertising
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Fiction
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Grammar-As-You-Go
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Click Select.
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A checking style remains effective until you disable the checking style or choose another one.
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To create a checking style | |
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Click Tools
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Click Options
Checking styles. |
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In the Checking styles dialog box, choose Very strict from the list.
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Click Edit.
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In the Edit checking styles dialog box, disable any rules classes in the Rule classes list that you do not want to include.
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Modify any of the settings.
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Click Save as.
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In the Save as checking style dialog box, type a name in the Custom style name box.
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To delete a checking style | |
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Click Tools
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Click Options
Checking styles. |
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In the Checking styles dialog box, choose a checking style from the list.
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Click Delete.
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You can delete custom checking styles, but you cannot delete preset checking styles.
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To edit a checking style | |
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Click Tools
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Click Options
Checking styles. |
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In the Checking styles dialog box, choose a checking style.
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Click Edit.
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Modify any of the settings.
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Click Save.
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When you save an edited default checking style, an asterisk (*) is added to the style name.
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To restore an edited checking style | |
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Click Tools
Grammatik. |
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Click Options
Checking styles. |
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Choose an edited checking style from the Checking styles list.
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Click Edit.
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Click Restore.
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If you want to save an edited or restored checking style with a new name, click Save as, and type the new name in the Save as checking style dialog box.
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Custom checking styles saved with new names cannot be returned to default settings.
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To specify the maximum number of certain items | |
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Click Tools
Grammatik. |
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Click Options
Checking styles. |
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Choose a checking style from the Checking styles list.
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Click Edit.
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In the Maximum allowed area, type values in any of the following boxes:
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Consecutive nouns
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Consecutive prepositional phrases
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Long sentence length
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Spell numbers below or equal to
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Words allowed in split infinitive
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Set the Spell numbers below or equal to value to zero if you do not want figures to be flagged as errors.
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To change a formality level | |
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Click Tools
Grammatik. |
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Click Options
Checking styles. |
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In the Checking styles dialog box, choose a checking style from the list.
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Click Edit.
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Enable one of the following Formality levels:
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Informal
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Standard
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Formal
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