Ungrouping Graphics
Regrouping Graphics |
MapSpeller for ArcGIS doesn't currently spell check grouped
graphics directly. For the text in grouped graphics to be spell
checked, the graphics must be ungrouped completely and the spell
checker run on the resulting graphics. Users have at least two
procedures to choose from, each with pros and cons. First
Procedure: Ungrouping a Copy of the Document
This option is preferable if there are a lot of grouped graphics
that would be hard or time-consuming to rebuild.
- Users can make a copy the project (mxd) file (for example
using File>Saving As),
- Ungroup the copy's graphics,
- Spell check the copy. The Potential Typos dialog would give
them a list of potential errors with suggested corrections.
- Manually make the corrections to the original document.
- Delete the document copy once the process is over.
Alternative Procedure: Ungrouping the Actual Document
This procedure should only be considered if the graphics can
easily be regrouped at the end of the process. The advantage of this
method over the first one is that corrections can be made directly
from the MapSpeller Potential Typos dialog.
- For safety, make a copy of the project before undoing
graphics
- Ungroup graphics. To make it easy to rebuild the grouped
graphics, instead of ungrouping all the groups at once, ungroup
a single group into its individual graphics.
- Run the spell checker
- From the MapSpeller Potential Typos dialog, correct the
errors
- Regroup the previously ungrouped graphics the way they were
- Repeat the process for all grouped graphics if necessary
(see step 2).
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