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# Spell Method of the TextValidator Object

> Spell method of the TextValidator Object in ABBYY FineReader Engine Visual Components on Windows — This method starts spell checking from the specified position.

This method starts spell checking from the specified position.

## Syntax

### C++

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT Spell( IEditorPosition* StartPosition );
```

### C\#

```csharp theme={null}
void Spell( IEditorPosition StartPosition );
```

### Visual Basic .NET

```vb theme={null}
Sub Spell(StartPosition As IEditorPosition)
```

## Parameters

StartPosition

\[in] Refers to the [EditorPosition](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/editorposition) object which specifies the cursor position to start spell checking from.

## Return values

This method has no specific return values. It returns the [standard return values of ABBYY FineReader Engine functions](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/return-codes).

## See also

[TextValidator](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/textvalidator)

[EndSpelling](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/textvalidator/endspelling-method)