17.15.1.52 hideSpellingErrors

This element specifies whether a visual cue should be displayed around run content contained in a WordprocessingML document which has been flagged as a possible spelling error using the proofErr element (17.13.8.1) or via the application’s own spelling engine.

If this element is not present in a WordprocessingML document, visual cues shall be displayed on content contained in a WordprocessingML document which is considered to contain spelling errors.

[Example: Consider a WordprocessingML document which should show no visual indication of spelling errors. This requirement would be specified using the following WordprocessingML:

<w:hideSpellingErrors w:val="true"/>

The hideSpellingErrors element’s val attribute has a value of true specifying the display of any visual indication of spelling errors must be suppressed for this document. end example]

This element’s content model is defined by the common boolean property definition in 17.17.4.