Checking a Topic With acrocheck

acrocheck is used to check individual topics in Author-it, based on the checking options defined in the acrocheck User Options tab. Any errors found during the check are flagged with colored highlighting according to the type of error:

To Check a Topic and Make Corrections:

1. Choose Review > acrocheck > Check from the acrocheck group to check the topic. When acrocheck has finished, any errors that have been found are displayed with colored highlighting.
2. Right-click on the error to show the acrocheck shortcut menu options:
   • Style and Grammar: the shortcut menu lists the type of error, for example, Style: (avoid ing words).
   • Spelling, Terminology, and Duplicated words: the shortcut menu lists alternative words or terms if a suggestion is found.
3. Choose an option from the shortcut menu, or correct the flagged item in the topic.

Note: Before using acrocheck for the first time you need to set the checking options.