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
    2023-05-30T13:18:52+00:00

    I agree, I use ENG/ESP every day. All the replies seem to be saying similar things: new version needs a lot of ironing out the creases; I guess that is what BETA versions are for. I switched back to old Outlook almost immediately on discovering it wasn't what I need yet.

    I have been able to fix it. see my reply earlier.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-12T08:09:59+00:00

    It's frustrating that you can't set your own changes in the New Outlook and Microsoft should revisit this. I work with people internationally who have characters in their names that are not in the English language, so I had autocorrect setup to spell their names with the correct characters. I also had quick settings for terms I use often (like instead of typing "Thanks!" hundreds of times a day, I had it set with ,, because you never use two commas in a row).

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-23T23:45:51+00:00

    Ashraf,

    So spellcheck doesn't always work with the New Outlook for many of us? And your company hasn't fixed a very basic feature yet software? I went back to your default Outlook and the search is useless, so I need to switch back and forth to get a fully functional outlook?

    I bought a new laptop few weeks ago and totally hate Windows 11. How do I go back to a pretty functional Windows 10?

    Thanks,

    TheTallOne

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-28T05:33:29+00:00

    What to do, if I use multiple languages for work. Is there option to switch between languages?

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