New document
You can create a new blank document from the existing open document.
Another option for importing existing text is to create a blank document, then paste in text from your clipboard (CTRL + V on PC y ⌘ + V en Mac).
You can also load an existing document (.txt, .doc, .docx, .rtf) to edit it with abcCorrector. New elements can be added using simple drag and drop or the File Explorer.
New elements can be added using simple drag and drop or the File Explorer.
Spelling and grammar check
Once you’ve finished composing your document, click on the Correct button to start the correction process.
The description of the detected error will be shown.
Clicking on the suggested correction will replace the error in your text with the suggestion.
If you believe the detected error is in fact not an error, you can flag it for review.
Accentual differences
Once the correction is done, you can verify that no error has been made with terms that sound the same but have different meanings.
It is possible to omit the correction of pronouns or other terms that are widely used but have a low incident rate.
Clicking on one of the options displayed will change the text.
Ignore, remove the underlining of the selected term.
Save
Once the correction is done, you can copy the text to the clipboard CTRL + C en PCs o ⌘ + C on Mac) or save the document.
If the initial text was uploaded as a document from your computer, the corrected text will be saved in the same format as the original (for instance, if the original uploaded document was a .doc file, the corrected document will also be saved as a .doc file).
If the initial text came from a blank document, an option to name the document will appear and this will be saved as a .txt file.
Options
This allows the user to configure the settings of the correction.
About the dictionary
The abcCorrector dictionary boasts a number of special features, as it’s been adapted to the specific needs of a grammar checker. Some of these features are listed below.
Terms that are not included in the dictionary.
When a term of limited use coincides with a common error:
orario
Perteneciente o relativo a las horas.
En el Imperio romano, pañuelo para limpiarse el sudor del rostro.
Grammatical category.
When a word belongs to various grammatical categories depending on its use, it will show as belonging to its most common category:
claro
adj. Que se distingue bien, limpio, puro...
adv. Con claridad. Hablaba claro...
If no grammatical category can be prioritized over others, no category will be assigned:
alerta
adj. Atento, vigilante.
adv. Con vigilancia y atención.
Gender of epicenes.
When a term can refer to both masculine and feminine, “m./f.” will be displayed:
m. y f. Persona que practica ejercicios gimnásticos.
Gender of homographs.
When a term can refer to both masculine and feminine, “m./f.” will be displayed:
radio
m. Segmento lineal que une el centro del círculo...
f. Emisora de radiodifusión...
Number of invariable terms.
When a term does not have a plural form:
adj. Que es adecuado o está destinado tanto para los hombres como para las mujeres.
Abbreviations
adj.
adv.
art.
conj.
fem.
ger.
inf.
inv.
masc.
part.
plur.
prep.
pron.
sing.
sust.
topón.
verbo conj.
abbreviations
adjective
adverb
article
conjunction
female gender
gerund
infinitive
invariable
masculine gender
participle
plural
preposition
pronoun
singular
substantive
place name
verb conjugation