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Resolved Where is the "Spell Check"?

Post in 'New Forum Hints and your Questions & Suggestions!' started by Ralphie Boy, Mar 18, 2012.

  1. Ralphie Boy Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 12, 2012
    734 posts
    Northern Kentucky along the Ohio River
    Where is the "Spell Check"? I'm sure I'm looking right at it but not seeing it.
    Ralphie Boy, Mar 18, 2012
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  2. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Good question. Not that it's needed here or anything. lol
    begreen, Mar 18, 2012
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  3. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,939 posts
    Western Mass.
    Answer - there is no built in spelling checker here, but your browser should have on - all major browsers do!
    Examples:
    http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Using the spell checker
    (firefox)
    http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95604
    (chrome)
    http://www.apple.com/safari/features.html
    (Safari)

    Looks like maybe IE does not have one?
    But there are lots of free extensions that can do it - best bet for most folks is to move to a modern browser, but if staying with IE:
    http://www.iespell.com/
    http://www.speckie.com/home/
    webbie, Mar 18, 2012
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  4. Ralphie Boy Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 12, 2012
    734 posts
    Northern Kentucky along the Ohio River
    That's too bad it's not included. It was just so much easier to write a post spll check from the post then put on the forum. Something else for the tech challenged amoung us to learn I guess.
    Ralphie Boy, Mar 18, 2012
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  5. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,939 posts
    Western Mass.
    It's fairly easy to use a better browser - I like Chrome, but firefox and safari are OK too.

    I would not be surprised if a built-in check is available in the future as either core or a add-on...and, if so, I'll install it here for those who use IE.

    Ah, looks like even Microsoft got the message:
    http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft...r-10-to-add-spell-checking-auto-correct/11186

    That means virtually ALL modern browsers will have spell check.
    webbie, Mar 18, 2012
    #5

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