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hotmail spellcheck will not function

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when I try to do a spellcheck in Hotmail awindow comes up and says you are using a browser with a built in spellcheck. I am obviosly using Firefox as my browser

when I try to do a spellcheck in Hotmail awindow comes up and says you are using a browser with a built in spellcheck. I am obviosly using Firefox as my browser

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  • You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages submenu.
  • Open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.
  • Make sure that [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu is check-marked.

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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Vahaolana Nofidina


  • You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages submenu.
  • Open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.
  • Make sure that [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu is check-marked.

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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Thank you cor-el it seems to have solved the problem.