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What You Can Check

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What Acrolinx Checks

Things to Consider

Word

  • All personal .docx files and shared .docx files that you can edit.

    If you can't see the menu bar with the Acrolinx icon in a shared document, it's likely that you're not allowed to edit.

Some of the features you know from your Office Word installation work differently in Microsoft 365. This affects how Acrolinx works.

For example, Acrolinx doesn't work consistently when you turn on "Track Changes." We recommend that you turn off "Track Changes" before you upload a file.

When you check certain types of content, Acrolinx can't highlight issues or automatically insert suggestions. In these cases, you'll see a padlock in the Sidebar cards.

This happens for issues in:

  • Shapes

  • WordArt

  • SmartArt graphics

  • Endnotes and Footnotes

  • Fields

In Microsoft 365, Acrolinx can't check content in charts, comments, alternate text, and headers and footers.

PowerPoint

  • Normal view - all content, can edit with the Sidebar

  • Outline view - all content, can't edit with the Sidebar

  • Slide view - all content, can't edit with the Sidebar

  • Notes view - all content, no highlighting, can't edit with the Sidebar

  • Reading view - all content, can't edit with the Sidebar

  • Master view - all content, can't edit with the Sidebar

Tip

When it comes to editing your content with the Sidebar, Acrolinx asks you to switch to Normal view. You might need to run the check again.

Sometimes, Acrolinx checks part of your content but can't highlight the issue or automatically insert suggestions. If you see a padlock  in the Sidebar card, you can edit the issue directly in the text. This might happen for issues in:

  • Grouped shapes

  • Comments

  • SmartArt

  • Charts - Note that Acrolinx doesn't check axis labels.

Acrolinx checks content in speaker notes, but can’t highlight issues in the speaker notes section. These cards are inactive by default.