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where's the spell check option on the new format?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    yahoo's new format does not have a spell check feature.

  • I am typing in the new format now and am typing wrong, so I see zigzag on the bottom of the word/s that are spell wrong, what I do is right click on the word that is zizazg and a pop up will show the right word and you just click on it and the new spelling will show the right wrod...I am using FireFox for my browser.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    It's set up to auto-correct common misspellings of words. If it doesn't recognize the word, it will outline it in red and alert you to a possible misspelling. If you are purposely misspelling a word, the first time it will auto-correct, so you have to type it again, at which point it will outline it in red, but will not auto-correct. If you have typed an entire paragraph with no alerts, you can assume everything has been spelled correctly, though of course like any spell-check program it doesn't take into account words that are homonyms and aren't used in the proper context.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    I just use Google chrome. It's got a spell check on everything I write, which is nice.

  • Dede H
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    I think that my spelling mistakes are being fixed automatically, they must be right or I would notice and then check it with WordWeb which is a free spellcheck program.

  • 7 years ago

    get a spell check plugin maybe

  • daisy
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Switch to Google Chrome....it is so much faster and spell check is on everything.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    They removed it so the trolls would feel more at home and not made to feel inferior in any way. We don't want to make fun of their lack of intelligence.

  • 7 years ago

    If you make a spelling mistake it is underlined in red, how you correct it I don' know.

  • 7 years ago

    It's an "automatic" correction.

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