Installing and Using another Language Dictionary

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If you are sending messages in multiple languages, you can install additional language dictionaries. After installing a dictionary, it is easy to switch from one language to another.

How to install a new language dictionary?

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings. .
  2. Select the Composition panel and the Spelling tab.
    Dictionary popup menu
  3. Click on Download More Dictionaries.
  4. In the opened tab, scroll through the alphabetic list of dictionaries to find the one you want.
  5. Click on Download Dictionary next to the language of your choice.
  6. In the opened page of the selected dictionary, click on Add to Thunderbird.
  7. Restart Thunderbird.

You can also install a new dictionary directly in the composition windows:

  1. In the Composition window, right click on a word.
  2. From the context menu, select Languages, then Add Dictionaries… and follow the steps described in the above section.

How to set the dictionary?

  1. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and then select Preferences or Settings, depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button Fx89menuButton and select Settings. .
  2. Select the Composition panel and the Spelling tab.
  3. From the Language drop-down list, select the language for the dictionary.
  4. Click OK.


How to switch the dictionary between different languages?

  1. In the Composition window, right click on a word.
  2. From the context menu, choose Languages and select the language you want for spell checking.

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