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Spellcheck/ Lanuage sub menu missing

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I am new to firefox, and not a developer. I have seen articles showing how to install a Language module (done, GB English), but when I right click in a text box all the advice says I should see a "Dictionary" sub menu, but I don't. Spellchecker works in Chrome and Safari, just not firefox. Any ideas...

I am new to firefox, and not a developer. I have seen articles showing how to install a Language module (done, GB English), but when I right click in a text box all the advice says I should see a "Dictionary" sub menu, but I don't. Spellchecker works in Chrome and Safari, just not firefox. Any ideas...

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-use-firefox-spell-checker

You need to install a Dictionary and not a Language Pack. The language packs are a way to change between languages of the UI like the menus as such.

The dictionaries are listed at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/language-tools/

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James
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-use-firefox-spell-checker

You need to install a Dictionary and not a Language Pack. The language packs are a way to change between languages of the UI like the menus as such.

The dictionaries are listed at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/language-tools/

oblique314
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Thank you. I had missed the dictionaries lower down the page at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/language-tools/

So simple when you know how. Thank you James