How to Use Spell Check on Mac
Apple includes a good degree of control over the spell-check feature of their OS X operating system. Since you can use a keyboard shortcut to let you correct the spelling of a misspelled word, it's a very hassle-free process. Open the...
Part 1 of 2:
Enabling the Spell-Check Settings
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Picture 1 of How to Use Spell Check on Mac Open the Apple menu. Do this by clicking on the Apple icon at the top-left corner of your screen. A menu should appear, giving you control of some of the essential features of your Mac computer. -
Picture 2 of How to Use Spell Check on Mac Click on Spelling and Grammar at the bottom of Find. This will expand the Spelling and Grammar menu. -
Picture 3 of How to Use Spell Check on Mac Activate spell-check during typing. Click on 'Check Spelling,' and when it expands, choose 'While Typing' to enable spell-check while you're typing.- With this enabled, you will know every time you type a misspelled word; red dots will appear underneath it to notify you.
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Picture 4 of How to Use Spell Check on Mac Make sure 'Check spelling automatically' is checked. This is under Spelling and Grammar on the Apple menu.
Part 2 of 2:
Correcting Misspelled Words
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Picture 5 of How to Use Spell Check on Mac Open a text document. The document should support the embedded Spell-Check feature like Apple Mail. -
Picture 6 of How to Use Spell Check on Mac Type a misspelled word on the text field to test it out. When the word is dotted with red underneath, press the Spacebar then the left arrow. The Correction menu will appear, allowing you to choose from the spelling suggestions with your arrow keys. - Replace with the correct word. Hit 'Return' when you have finished selecting a word from the spelling suggestions to replace the misspelled word you entered.
Update 04 March 2020
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