SPELL

  Runs DECspell (if installed on your system) to check the spelling in a
  selection or the entire buffer.

  Key:   The WPS keypad defines GOLD-S as SPELL.

  Steps:

     1.  Optionally, select the text to be checked (see help on SELECT).

     2.  Use the SPELL command or with the WPS keypad, press GOLD-S.

     3.  Use DECspell commands to correct your text. After you make the
         corrections, exiting from DECspell resumes the editing session.

  Usage notes:

  o  If the text to be checked is in a modified buffer, SPELL asks if you
     first want to write out the buffer. You should write out your buffer if
     there is a lot of text to be checked because this will let you recover
     your original text if a system failure or other problem aborts the
     spell operation.

  o  Regardless of whether you write out the buffer, SPELL writes out the
     selection or current buffer to a temporary file in SYS$SCRATCH (which
     is usually your SYS$LOGIN directory), and spawns a subprocess to run
     DECspell on the temporary file.

  o  Exiting from DECspell replaces the selection or buffer with the new
     version of the temporary file containing any corrections, and then
     deletes the temporary files.

  o  SPELL saves a copy of your original text in the $SPELL$ buffer. If you
     want to restore your original text, you can replace the text returned
     by DECspell with the contents of the $SPELL$ buffer.

  o  You can specify qualifiers for DECspell on the SPELL command line. For
     example, you can specify /PERSONAL_DICTIONARY=FOO.BAR to use file
     FOO.BAR as your personal dictionary.

  o  If you select less than a full line, SPELL extends the selection to
     include the start and end of the line. If you do NOT select any text,
     SPELL checks the entire buffer.

  o  You can use the SPELL command on DECwindows. If DECspell is installed
     on your system, EVE creates a temporary DECterm window in which you run
     DECspell.

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  |  Do NOT use CTRL/Y while using SPELL.  This deletes lines in the  |
  |  temporary file and may destroy the current buffer or selection.  |
  +-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  Related topics:

     Ranges And Boxes     BOX SELECT     SELECT