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Mark
Lv 5
Mark asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 6 years ago

YA: How can I set the spell check on this site?

When I type a question or answer on YA, I don't get a red line or any type of indication on mispelled words. (Like 'misspelled'.) How can I set it to check my spelling?

Update:

How can I set the spell check on my browser (Firefox)?

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    Yahoo's spellchecker was pretty dire to be fair and especially for non-Americans and it would through out a lot of perfectly acceptable words in common use in other regions of the English language speaking world.

    What you can do is to install an add-on for the browser you are using with a spellcheck and those are usually regional, and easier to add words to the dictionary.

    I use a UK spellcheck on Firefox and so I guess it depends on if you want a US check, a UK check or another one

    The UK one I use is https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/bri... Click "Add to Firefox" and reload the page you were using on Y!A and it should then show the mis-spellings (although you may need to close the browser entirely and restart for some add-ons)

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/uni... seems to be the most popular US spellcheck based on ratings

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/can... - Canadian

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/au-... - Australian

    If you look at the top right of any of the above pages you can see a box "Search for add-ons" and you can use that to search for any add-ons if you want another one.

  • Mercy
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    The Yahoo spell check feature is gone. Use your browser spell check feature or Google spell check

  • Sharon
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Yahoo Answers does not have a spellchecker.

  • 6 years ago

    Thats wierd mine has red kines. I think you can get an app or just deal with and check it ureself

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