How to enable spell check in Thunderbird 26 July 2022 at 8:15AM edited 26 July 2022 at 3:16PM in Techie Stuff 15 replies 115 views

derrick

Trying to enable spell check in Thundebird, have tried what appears to be the way:- "Click Tools -> Options, then go to the "Composition" menu at top of the Options window, then click on the "Spelling" tab. Under the "Spelling tab" you should see: "Enable spell check as you type" and it should have a check mark beside it"

But the only button to press is Composition & Addressing and there is no "Spelling" tab.

Under Composition > Spelling  I have ticked the boxes "Check spelling before sending" and "Enable spellcheck as you type" both seperately and together, but spell check does not work.

Same problem with MSE.

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Chino

Have you downloaded a dictionary?

Looking at my Thunderbird settings, although spellchecking seems to be enabled, I see I don't have a dictionary installed. Instead, there is a link to follow which opens a dictionary download page.

derrick

Yes I found that but not sure what, if anything, to do with it as it says,

 "Installing a dictionary add-on will add a new language option to your Thunderbird spell-checker, which checks your spelling when you fill out Web forms. Language pack add-ons change the language of the entire application."

J_B

On my TB, I went to the 'hamburger' (top right) and clicked on 'addons and themes', then dictionaries (on the left) and in there I have 'British English Dictionary (Marco Pinto), which works well.

Try it?

derrick

My TB has a differnet route to that add-on, which I found earlier, but was apprehensive about downloading, but I have done so and it seems to work..Thanks.

Now how do I get MSE to  spell check in posts?

J_B

derrick said:

My TB has a differnet route to that add-on, which I found earlier, but was apprehensive about downloading, but I have done so and it seems to work..

Thanks.

There's a Thanks button for that! 🤣

derrick said:

Now how do I get MSE to  spell check in posts?

If you use Firefox, like I do, it's a very similar way to TB

Hamburger, addons and themes and get Marco Pinto to do his stuff there!

derrick

Does not have the same facilty, there is no "hamburger"  but I do have a menu that gives me addons & themes but can't see a dictionary.

frugalmacdugal

Hi,

derrick said:

How to enable SPELCHECK in THUNDEBIRD

Hi,

I see why you need it.

debitcardmayhem

In firefox you can use the same addon

derrick

J_B said:

If you use Firefox, like I do, it's a very similar way to TB

Hamburger, addons and themes and get Marco Pinto to do his stuff there!

OK I htink I have added it, but it is not highlighting misspelt words in MSE.

derrick

OK think it is now working.