Most likely you'll be able to get out of this mode easily without the message being sent.
HtH, Teresa "The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete Graham On Dec 17, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
