Tip 121: Fix Spelling Errors from Insert Mode

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Preparation

This technique depends on having the spell checker enabled:

:set spell

The Usual Way: Switch to Normal Mode

Keystrokes:

• <ESC>
• [s
• 1z=
• A

The Fast Way: Use Spelling Autocompletion

<C-x>s

References:

# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: 
:h compl-spelling