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Firefox automatically checks your spelling as you type. Available options include adding dictionaries and removing words added by accident.

Firefox automatically checks the spelling of words that you enter in text boxes containing more than one line. As soon as you finish typing a word, it is checked against the words in the installed dictionary. If the word is not found in the dictionary, it will be underlined in red, as in the following example: ;[[Image:05675f3d603e2607555817580ba1c0c2-1271792700-577-1.png]] {note}'''Note:''' * Automatic spell-checking is only turned on for text boxes containing '''more than one line''', where you can enter as much text as you want. * Not all locales come with a dictionary installed due to licensing reasons.{/note} __TOC__ <!-- L10N: If your locale has no spell checking dictionary included, feel free to rearrange the sections, e.g. Adding dictionaries > Correcting misspelled words > Switching dictionaries > Disabling automatic spell-checking > Removing a word you have accidentally added --> = Disabling automatic spell-checking = By default, Firefox is configured to automatically check spelling. You can turn it off in the [[Template:optionsorpreferences]] window: {for not fx56} # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Advanced} panel. # Click the {menu General} tab. # Uncheck {for not fx53}'''Check my spelling as I type'''{/for}{for =fx53,=fx54,=fx55}'''Check your spelling as you type'''{/for}. #;{for not fx53}[[Image:Spell Checker Pref 38]]{/for}{for =fx53,=fx54,=fx55}[[Image:Fx54Advanced-General-spelling]]{/for} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for fx56} # [[T:optionspreferences]] # In the {menu General} panel, go to the '''Language''' section. # Uncheck '''Check your spelling as you type'''. #;{for not fx57}[[Image:Fx56General-Language-spelling]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:spellcheck 57]]{/for} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for linux}{note}'''Note:''' Some options may not appear in the preferences window in custom builds of Firefox.{/note}{/for}<!-- Is this a bug in the custom build? (i.e. Ubuntu canonical - 1.0) --> = Correcting misspelled words = When spell-checking is enabled, you can easily correct misspelled words. To correct the misspelled word, [[Template:contextmenu]] on it and select one of the suggested words at the top of the menu. ;[[Image:05675f3d603e2607555817580ba1c0c2-1271792700-577-3.png]] If none of the suggested words is appropriate, you must manually edit it. If you are sure the word is spelled correctly, you can add it to the dictionary. To add a word to the dictionary, [[Template:contextmenu]] on it, and select {menu Add to Dictionary}. {note}'''Note''': Added words apply to all your dictionaries.{/note} = Adding dictionaries = You can install other dictionaries as necessary. # [[T:contextmenu]] in any text box containing more than one line. # Select {menu Languages}. # Select {menu Add dictionaries...}. #;[[Image:05675f3d603e2607555817580ba1c0c2-1271792700-577-4.png]] # The [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/language-tools/ Dictionaries & Language Packs] page is displayed. Find a language on the list and click on it to open its page. # Click the {button Add to Firefox} button on the page that opens. When the warning panel appears, click {for not fx55}{button Install}{/for}{for fx55}{button Add}{/for} to allow the installation. #;{for not fx57}[[Image:Spell Checker Add pane 55]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:addon doorhanger 57]]{/for} = Switching dictionaries = After the dictionary is installed, you can switch to it, as needed. To switch to a different installed dictionary, [[Template:contextmenu]] in a multi-line field, select {menu Languages}, then select the dictionary you want to use. ;[[Image:05675f3d603e2607555817580ba1c0c2-1271792700-577-6.png]] = Removing a word you have accidentally added = # [[T:profileFolder]] # [[T:closeFirefox]] # Open the file {filepath persdict.dat} in a text editor{for win} (such as '''WordPad'''){/for}{for mac} (such as '''Pages'''){/for}{for linux} (such as '''Calligra Words'''){/for}. # In the text editor each word you've added is on a separate line. Remove the line, containing the word you wish to remove. # Click the {menu File} menu, and select {menu Save}, to save your work. {note}'''Note''': Removed words apply to all your dictionaries.{/note}