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My spell check does not work. Language and dictionary set.

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I have set the language and dictionary but spell checker does not work in Firefox. It does not work when typing in email.

I have set the language and dictionary but spell checker does not work in Firefox. It does not work when typing in email.

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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. At least one dictionary should be installed and have a check mark to indicate that it is selected.

  • Open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.

The spelling checker is enabled if [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu has a checkmark.

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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Some e-mail provides use their own spellchecker.

Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the Be Careful button. At the top of the screen is a search bar.

Type: layout.spellcheckDefault Its values are; 0 Spell Checker Off 1 Check Only Multi-Line Input Boxes. 2 Check Multi And Single Line Input Boxes.

Also, check the spellchecker.dictionary entry.

தீர்வு தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது

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. At least one dictionary should be installed and have a check mark to indicate that it is selected.

  • Open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.

The spelling checker is enabled if [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu has a checkmark.

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:

I had this problem and had the options box properly checked to have Firefox correct my appalling spelling. It didn't fix the problem.

After a wealth of browsing and months of no spell checking on my new computer, I have discovered that If I right click in, say, this box, or in gmail, I see a check spelling option. Clicking on this enables spell checking prmanently arrggh permanently!