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new Outlook - change mail spell checker language?
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Anonymous
Hi,
I regularly send some emails in English and some in my native language - as most European business people do. In Outlook one language is always set as default spell checker language, but in the old Outlook I could always override this by setting spell checker individually for each message. It took some three clicks, but it was possible. In the new Outlook this option is gone (at least I could not find it) - only thing you can do now is to change default editor spell checking language! This is extremely unfortunate and a huge step back. Please return the option to switch spell checker language when composing the new message. Or even better make it more accessible than in the old Outlook.
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Anonymous
2025-06-16T16:09:55+00:00 -
Anonymous
2025-06-16T16:00:26+00:00 For some stupid reason the popup box apears behind the active box and connot be accessed
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Anonymous
2025-06-11T07:52:17+00:00 Is this still the situation !
no decent spell check in Outlook!
That is a shame for your whole deaprtment!
Seriously looking into Open Office options now.
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Anonymous
2025-04-29T08:27:05+00:00 I agree 100%
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Anonymous
2025-04-28T18:52:48+00:00 To whom should I send an email with my dissatisfaction with the new Outlook? I have many 'shortcuts' programmed in my spell check, for example, if I type 'Tj' I have the auto correct dictionary set to type 'Thanks, Judi' and other more elaborate settings. By blocking this custom dictionary from my system it is causing a great deal of trouble.
Why do you keep making changes without approaching the actual USERS. And why do you force this change at your convenience. I'm working on a very time sensitive project, now in the middle of the project I was forced to make this change, without any notice! It couldn't be at a more inconvenient time!