how to apply spell check in new Outlook

Anonymous
2023-04-18T11:39:50+00:00

New Outlook version: how to apply spell check

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Anonymous
2023-05-04T18:41:11+00:00

I was having an issue figuring out how the spell check worked. My coworker said when you are in a New Message window, and the Message tab, at the top far right of the ribbon, click the "..." and go down to Editor, and then Editor Settings.

At first, when I tried this, Editor was greyed out, but it might have been because I was already in the middle of composing an email. When I opened a new message I was able to get to the Editor Settings.

All the settings were already enabled, but it seemed I had to open the Editor settings at least once for it to "activate" Now spell check works in my Outlook.

Right-clicking a misspelled word won't work. You have to left-click the word to see the spell-check suggestions.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-18T01:32:04+00:00

    It drives me absolutely crazy that I can't spellcheck in new outlook email and you have the audacity to force this on me. I'll soon switch to another client.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-18T13:53:56+00:00

    That might be the case but its only the New Outlook that has the Copilot integration so you are forced to move onto the NEW version if you want to make the most of Copilot

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-18T14:29:17+00:00

    Me too. Its not an inferior product to Mail but one with as many inadequacies which is a testimonial as to what one should expect from Microsoft as they dedicate themselves almost exclusively to AI.

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  4. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 12,011 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2024-04-19T00:49:46+00:00

    That is only temporarily true, Copilot WILL be coming to Classic Outlook Desktop:

    "Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 will be supported on classic Outlook for Windows (Win32 desktop app) in the future. You can review the roadmap item here."

    Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 requirements

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