Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-2
Kade is writing a cover letter that he will send with copies of his resume to different software development firms. Since a cover letter determines the first impression he will make, it has to be flawless. He has finished typing the letter but must stop to go to an evening class. He quickly saves it and exits Word.
Kade's dad takes a look at the letter and finds a typo: Kade has misspelled "valedictorian" as "valedictoran." He wonders why Word did not place a wavy red line underneath the misspelled word. Then he figures out that _______.
A) his AutoCorrect feature has been disabled
B) the incorrect spelling was added to the dictionary
C) "valedictoran" was not added to his AutoCorrect list
D) the Correct spelling as you type check box is not checked in the Word Options dialog box

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The incorrect spelling was likely added to the dictionary, which is why Word did not flag it as a misspelled word.