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In an email, I cannot drag the cursor over a word/sentence to shade it so I can then move or delete the word.

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peonapa
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It is easier for me to us all caps. I am not yelling. WHEN I AM WRITING AN EMAIL, USING THE HOTMAIL ACCOUNT, AND I NEED TO DELETE A WORD OR SENTENCE, I WILL PLACE THE LINE OF THE CURSOR AT THE END OF THE WORD AND DRAG THE CURSOR TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE WORD. I CAN NO LONGER DO THAT.

WHEN I MISSPELL A WORD, AND I RIGHT CLICK ON IT, THE CORRECT SPELLING DOES NOT POP-UP. 

I CHANGED THE FONT OF THE EMAIL SIGNATURE AND TEXT BOX; AND CHANGED THE THEME ABOUT 2 DAYS AGO.   NOW, THE CURSOR WILL CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE WORDS AND THAT IS ALL.

IF I GO TO AN OLD EMAIL OR A WORD DOCUMENT, I HAVE NO PROBLEM PERFORMING THIS TASK. IT IS WHEN I TYPE A NEW EMAIL.

SUCH SADNESS. THANKS FOR HELPING

It is easier for me to us all caps. I am not yelling. WHEN I AM WRITING AN EMAIL, USING THE HOTMAIL ACCOUNT, AND I NEED TO DELETE A WORD OR SENTENCE, I WILL PLACE THE LINE OF THE CURSOR AT THE END OF THE WORD AND DRAG THE CURSOR TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE WORD. I CAN NO LONGER DO THAT. WHEN I MISSPELL A WORD, AND I RIGHT CLICK ON IT, THE CORRECT SPELLING DOES NOT POP-UP. I CHANGED THE FONT OF THE EMAIL SIGNATURE AND TEXT BOX; AND CHANGED THE THEME ABOUT 2 DAYS AGO. NOW, THE CURSOR WILL CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE WORDS AND THAT IS ALL. IF I GO TO AN OLD EMAIL OR A WORD DOCUMENT, I HAVE NO PROBLEM PERFORMING THIS TASK. IT IS WHEN I TYPE A NEW EMAIL. SUCH SADNESS. THANKS FOR HELPING

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user633449
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(please don't use all caps, it's very hard to read and understand)

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cor-el
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do not click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.

Do you have a dictionary installed and selected?

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: