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I cant get spellchecker to work on my email

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i have follow all advice and all the threads and although check spelling as I type is marked and the english dictionary is installed I cannot get spell checker to work . i am using Yahoo.

i have follow all advice and all the threads and although check spelling as I type is marked and the english dictionary is installed I cannot get spell checker to work . i am using Yahoo.

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Sorry not what I wanted too complex .

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Do you see a "Check Spelling" item in the right-click context menu?

Is this a plain text editor like this forum uses or a rich text editor that shows formatted text?


You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages sub menu. At least one dictionary should be installed and have a check mark to indicate that it is selected.

  • open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.

The spelling checker is enabled if [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu has a checkmark.

You can enable or disable spell checking globally:

  • Options/Preferences -> General: Browsing: "Check my spelling as I type"

You can look here for dictionaries:

Modified by cor-el