Alex, Anne, and Others, I figured out a basic reason why it wasn't working was simply my approach. It's really quite simple. I have always pressed cmd+shift+D to send the message, which it first spell checks. I never (have never thought) to spell check the document with cmd+colon or cmd+semi colon (what, precisely, is the difference, here? it seems like the cmd+semicolon simply moves you to the misspelled word you can correct while the cmd+colon offers suggestions? Anyway, since I was using cmd+shift+D to send the message, after the suggestions given here, it actually makes sense that it would go ahead and send the message, because it would assume that I am saying to cancel the spell check and go ahead and perform the action interrupted by the spell check: sending the message. When I use the traditional spell check methods as in Pages, I can press escape with no issue.
Thanks all for your suggestions and thoughts. Sometimes it only takes a different perspective. I was in a mindset that when spell checking a Mail message I needed to attempt to send it first and have Mail check it on the way out. Thanks again, Harry On dic 16, 2012, at 5:42 a.m., Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried it yesterday in a reply and hitting escape in the spellcheck dialog > did not send the message. Does it only happen sometimes, or in new messages, > or if you close the checker a certain way? > On Dec 16, 2012, at 3:46 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Harry, >> >> Have you thought of using Cmd-Semicolon to spell check? That way, you should >> be able to use Cmd-z to undo the previous action. I always spell check this >> way. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> On 15 Dec 2012, at 22:46, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Does anyone know how to go back to a previous word in spellcheck in Mail or >>> Pages? I have noticed if I accidentally tell the spell check to accept a >>> word I didn't intend, or to ignore a word I later want to change, I find no >>> way to go back and correct it. If I try to escape out of the spell check, >>> it automatically sends the message, which can be very annoying. >>> >>> I would appreciate anyone's thoughts. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> harry >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
