@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003,
+@c 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Fixit, Keyboard Macros, Search, Top
@chapter Commands for Fixing Typos
enable or disable this mode in the current buffer.
The other Emacs spell-checking features check or look up words when
-you give an explicit command to do so. Checking all or part of the
-buffer is useful when you have text that was written outside of this
-Emacs session and might contain any number of misspellings.
+you give an explicit command to do so.
@kindex M-$
@findex ispell-word
- To check the spelling of the word around or next to point, and
+ To check the spelling of the word around or before point, and
optionally correct it as well, use the command @kbd{M-$}
(@code{ispell-word}). If the word is not correct, the command offers
you various alternatives for what to do about it.