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My Gmail message drafts are (temporarily) underscored by red wavy lines – Goggle says these are inserted by the browser and not by Gmail. How can I stop this?

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rcmundie
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My Gmail message drafts (including this one as I enter it) are (temporarily) underscored by red wavy lines – Gmail HELP says these lines are inserted by the browser and not by Gmail. How can I stop this?

My Gmail message drafts (including this one as I enter it) are (temporarily) underscored by red wavy lines – Gmail HELP says these lines are inserted by the browser and not by Gmail. How can I stop this?

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DaveRo
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Is it the spelling checker? Try disabling it: Options > Advanced > Check my spelling

cor-el
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That is the build-in Firefox spell checker.
Only words with errors should be underlined.

Do you have a dictionary installed and selected?

See How do I use the Firefox spell checker?

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