Multiple language spell checking is not working in Microsoft Teams

Anonymous
2023-10-17T15:36:28+00:00

Spell checking in multiple languages is not working in Microsoft Teams as described here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/check-your-spelling-in-multiple-languages-in-microsoft-teams-0e269374-0cac-4a22-a377-53f01e05a6d4

It has happened after the installing new Teams desktop app on my Windows 11 (details below). Setting in Teams -> Settings -> General -> Enable spell check (requires restarting Teams) is enabled and Teams was restarted.

Unfortunately clearing following directories did not solve the issue:

%temp%,

%appdata%\Microsoft\Teams

%localappdata%\SquirrelTemp,

My Teams version is:
You have Microsoft Teams version 23257.2620.2442.7817.

You've got the latest version. It was last updated on 10/17/2023.

The client version is 49/23092912307.

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Anonymous
2023-12-18T07:31:31+00:00

Hello Umar.

This is actually a Known issue for the New Teams : Language-aware spell checking is currently not available in the new Teams. The team is focusing on this issue with a high priority. 

Known issues in the new Microsoft Teams desktop client - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-02T07:29:01+00:00

    still doesn't work, and very annoying :(

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-15T08:37:40+00:00

    According to my tests, it is only checking the language you have set for your interface.

    If like me you have set the interface in English, you can't write another language without having each word underlined :(

    I really don't think that MS is focusing on that feature... but they have delivered the translation. Really make no sense

    Please focus on the basics !

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-24T07:28:12+00:00

    High priority ?

    It is not yet fixed. Multilingual spell checking simply does not work.

    We should be allowed to select text and apply a language, as we do with Office programs or OneNote (even if the later is quite buggy).

    Over the day, I write messages in 2-3 different languages, sometimes in the same message.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-28T13:51:35+00:00

    Hi Umar,

    I am getting the same issue here. After I upgraded to the NEW Teams, spell checking stopped working. It is currently loading just English in the list of available languages.

    Under Teams menu I only get on the General Settings to enable or disable spell checking.

    On Windows Settings --> Language & Region, I have English, Spanish and Portuguese - all enabled for typing and spell checking. I don't have any issues with other apps. This is happening just with the NEW version of Teams.

    Version:

    You have Microsoft Teams version 23285.3607.2525.937. You've got the latest version. It was last updated on 11/28/2023.The client version is 49/23101227712.

    Any other suggestions?

    Best regards,
    Ivan

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