Check your spelling & grammar in Google Docs

You can check your spelling and grammar in Google Docs, then accept or ignore the corrections. Suggestions are based on your text and don't represent Google's views.

Spell-check your document

1. Open the Google Docs app .
2. Open a document.
3. Tap Edit .
4. In the top right, tap More Spellcheck.
5. Spelling suggestions will show at the bottom:
   • To use a suggested spelling, tap Change.
   • To ignore a suggestion, tap Ignore.
   • To use the suggestion for the whole document, tap More Change all.
   • To ignore all instances of the word, tap More Ignore all.
6. To hide "Spellcheck", tap Close .

Note: Autocorrect is only available on your desktop computer.

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