# proofState element

Represents the state of the proofing tools in this document: clean (no errors found) or dirty (errors present in the document).

## Usage

    <proofState
    	spelling="proofType"
    	grammar="proofType"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | proofProperty
Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name | XML Document 2003

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
docPr | Represents the document properties.

### Child Elements

None.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
spelling | proofType | optional | Gets or sets the state of the spelling checker in this document. | clean dirty
grammar | proofType | optional | Gets or sets the state of the grammar checker in this document. | clean dirty

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="proofState" type="proofProperty" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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