Syntax: SPELL Runs DECspell on OpenVMS systems to check the currently selected text or the entire buffer for spelling errors. To run DECspell: 1. Select the text you want to check. If you do not select any text, SPELL checks the entire buffer. 2. Enter the SPELL command. If you have less than a full line, LSE extends the selected range to include the beginning and end of the line containing the range. If the selected range (or the entire buffer) contains any overview records, a message informs you that the operation cannot be performed. LSE spawns a subprocess to run DECspell and writes out the current buffer or selected range to a temporary file in SYS$SCRATCH. (The name of the temporary file uses the subprocess PID.) When SPELL finishes, LSE replaces the buffer or selected range with the new version of the temporary file (with corrections) and deletes any old versions of the temporary file. You then resume editing. Do not use Ctrl/Y with SPELL. Ctrl/Y deletes lines in the temporary output file, which destroys the selected range or current buffer.