Microsoft Word underlines grammatical errors (in blue) by default. After choosing to ignore grammatical errors and opening the document again, the blue lines are there again. How can I permanently ignore grammatical errors?
Steps to reproduce the issue:
- Create a new .docx file.
- Write "Tiger was killed by hunter."
- You will see a blue line under "Tiger was killed by hunter."
- Click "Spelling and Grammar" under review tab. (Or right-click the word)
- It will say your sentence is in passive voice.
- Click "Ignore".
- The blue line is gone.
- Close the document.
- Open it again
- The blue line points out the error again.
The blue line is why I cannot ignore this, why I need a permanent fix.
Best Answer
Doing a brief bit of research it appears that the standard behavior (going back at least to Word 2007) is for ignored spelling and grammar issues to be only per-session. Subsequent checks will flag the same errors once the file has been reopened.
What is also apparent is that the checking engine was not always reliable in re-flagging these previously-ignored errors.
In other words, you were previously benefiting from an error, and now the error is no longer occurring.
See here for further discussion of this, including a 2nd-hand report from MS Devs on the issue: https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?t=1197433