Phrases that PerfectIt Should Always Find
By default, PerfectIt looks for inconsistencies. For example, if a document includes both ‘colour’ and ‘color’, PerfectIt will point out that inconsistency when running its Spelling Variations check.
However, often, what matters is not just consistency within a document, but consistency across all documents. That’s why organizations develop style guides that specify preferred spellings, capitalization, hyphenation, and so on. PerfectIt can be a powerful tool in helping to enforce a style guide. For example, if your house style is ‘color’, you can customize PerfectIt to automatically locate all instances of ‘colour’ and suggest replacing them.
The easiest way to build up a list of preferred spellings is to do it as you work. Above is what you will see when PerfectIt finds a spelling inconsistency.
By default, PerfectIt looks for inconsistencies. For example, if a document includes both ‘colour’ and ‘color’, PerfectIt will point out that inconsistency when running its Spelling Variations check.
However, often, what matters is not just consistency within a document, but consistency across all documents. That’s why organizations develop style guides that specify preferred spellings, capitalization, hyphenation, and so on. PerfectIt can be a powerful tool in helping to enforce a style guide. For example, if your house style is ‘color’, you can customize PerfectIt to automatically locate all instances of ‘colour’ and suggest replacing them.
The easiest way to build up a list of preferred spellings is to do it as you work. The first picture is what you will see when PerfectIt finds a spelling inconsistency.
If the house style is ‘judgement’, it is easy to teach that preference to PerfectIt. Simply click on the Customize menu and choose Always prefer ‘judgement’.
Once you’ve clicked Always prefer ‘judgement’, PerfectIt will create a customized style sheet called ‘My Style’ and add your preference to it. Now PerfectIt will suggest ‘judgement’ as the preferred usage for any location in which it finds the incorrect term, in any document.