# Getting Started

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Once you've installed **ComponentOne IntelliSpell**, use any one of the following methods to start spell checking your projects in Visual Studio:

* From the Visual Studio menu:
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    Select **Tools \| ComponentOne IntelliSpell**.
* From the **ComponentOne IntelliSpell** Visual Studio toolbar:
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    Right-click an empty part of the Visual Studio toolbar area and make sure the **ComponentOne IntelliSpell** toolbar is checked. Then select a command from the toolbar to begin spell checking.
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    ![C1WinForms IntelliSpell - Menu UI](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/df3587ac-bb39-4e04-bc45-edc850000d4d/IntelliSpell%20Use-20260710.12a5d3.png?width=400)
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* From the Visual Studio Task List:
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* Select **View \| Task List** and make sure the **ComponentOne IntelliSpell** item is selected on the list.

![C1WinForms IntelliSpell - Task list usage](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/df3587ac-bb39-4e04-bc45-edc850000d4d/IntellSpell%20TaskList-20260710.a21a2a.png?width=1500&verticalAlign=middle)
All spell-checking options offer the same commands:

* **Stop Spell Checking** – Stops spell checking.
* **Spell-Check Active Document** – Spell-checks the document that is currently open in the editor. If the document is a code file, any associated files (such as designer and resource files) are also spell-checked.
* **Spell-Check Current Project** – Spell-checks all files in the current project.
* **Spell-Check Entire Solution** – Spell-checks all files in the current solution.
* **Spell-Check Selected Documents** – Spell-checks all documents that are selected in the Project Explorer window.
* **Show C1IntelliSpell Window** – Shows a dialog box that enables you to view each mispelled word one at a time and lists suggestions for the mispelled words. A **Previous**, **Next**, **Ignore All**, **Add**, **Change**, and **Change All** command buttons are provided in the dialog box.
* **Options** – Shows a dialog box that allows you to select several spell-checking options.
* **About ComponentOne IntelliSpell** – Shows the **About ComponentOne IntelliSpell** dialog box that contains information about the current version of the Professional Edition, whether to upgrade and update options.

## See Also

[Finding and Fixing Spelling Errors](/componentone/docs/win/online-intellispell/gettingstarted/gg)