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how enable spell check on a specific site?

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i mistakenly disable spell check on site and now i can't enable it back because ii can't find the settings for it please tell me how can i enable it back the site is a forum

i mistakenly disable spell check on site and now i can't enable it back because ii can't find the settings for it please tell me how can i enable it back the site is a forum

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Current Firefox versions hide Check Spelling in the right-click context menu of a text area if the web page disables the spelling check via a spellcheck="false" attribute of this element.

You can right-click in the text editor area and use "Inspect Element" to see if this text area has a spellcheck="false" attribute.
Removing this spellcheck="false" attribute by selecting it via a double-click and using the Delete or Backspace key should make the Check Spelling item in the right-click context menu reappear.

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Hi, Sharif. In the Options menu, click on the Advanced icon near the top, then then General tab. You will find a setting labeled "Check my spelling as I type." You will need to check this box in order to enable spellcheck on websites.

Here is a [step-by-step article with a screenshot] showing you where this setting is located.

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its is already enabled

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Current Firefox versions hide Check Spelling in the right-click context menu of a text area if the web page disables the spelling check via a spellcheck="false" attribute of this element.

You can right-click in the text editor area and use "Inspect Element" to see if this text area has a spellcheck="false" attribute.
Removing this spellcheck="false" attribute by selecting it via a double-click and using the Delete or Backspace key should make the Check Spelling item in the right-click context menu reappear.

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ooohk thanks it seems it got enabled back somehow when i did something yesterday anyway thanks i looked for that spell check thing in all those funny programming language but i couldn't find it and also i don't have the option to disable even though i don't want it thanks