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My spellcheck seems to be in French. How do I change it to English?

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My spellcheck for Mozilla seems to be in French. How do I change it to English?

My spellcheck for Mozilla seems to be in French. How do I change it to English?

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  • You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages submenu.
  • Open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.
  • Make sure that [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu is check-marked.

You can enable or disable spell checking globally:

  • Tools > Options > Advanced : General: Browsing: "Check my spelling as I type"

You can look here for dictionaries:

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