One of the good things about using Word 2002, as well as other versions of Word and other word processing applications, is that the software can automatically check your spelling and grammar. For example, you can configure Word to check for sentence fragmentation and run-on sentences. In any case, you do have the ability to control the grammar checking within Word.

To customize the grammar settings:

1. Within Word, click Options from the Tools menu.
2. Select the Spelling and Grammar tab.
3. Click the Settings button.
4. Use the drop down arrows to select the options you want to use for commas, punctuation within quotation marks, and spaces between sentences.
5. Under the Grammar heading, place a check beside the options that you want the grammar checker to check for. Conversely, you can remove a check beside any option to have the grammar checker ignore it.
6. Under the Styles heading, place a check beside those styles you want the grammar checker to check.
7. Click OK.