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What is New in MapSpeller 9.3.1663

Introduction to MapSpeller for ArcGIS

Installing MapSpeller for ArcGIS

Using the MapSpeller Toolbar

MapSpeller Tips & Tricks

Undoing Changes

MapSpeller: Getting More Help

MapSpeller: Legal Notes

 


Page last updated on July 06, 2008
MapSpeller for ArcGIS: Spell Checking What Is Visible

  The MapSpeller spell checker only spell checks the text that is visible on, and laid onto, the layout page. This is done because the amount of text in data frames can be very large and the most common reason for using MapSpeller is to spell check layout pages before printing. In such case, there is no point in spell checking what will not print. Therefore, the MapSpeller engine will not spell check:
  • Text that resides outside of the visible extent of data frames
  • Data frames that are not laying on the layout page
  • Text that is invisible because of scale dependencies.

There is however a caveat to this. Because of a known defect in ArcMap, MapSpeller has to actually consider the extent of data frames in the data view, not the layout view. This might create situations where the text being spell checked is not exactly what is visible on the layout page. Typically more text would be spell checked. If some text is scale-dependent, it may actually not be visible in the layout view but still being spell checked.

To spell check the whole extent of a data frame, simple zoom to that extent and run the spell checker.

   

Related Topic: Tips & Tricks

Page last updated on July 01, 2008