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Gmail spell check

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  • 21-12-2017 4:42pm
    #1
    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭


    Am raging to find that there is no automatic spell check in my new Gmail account.
    The "helpdesk" suggests I turn it on in chrome and tells me how to do this, but its all gibberish to me. Gmail says that I can turn on spell check when I finish each message. There is little to no chance I'll remember THAT. :eek::(

    Can anyone give me a dig out on this?, I need spell check on the Gmail all the time

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,398 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Grammarly should sort you.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Gadgetman496 wrote: »
    Grammarly should sort you.

    I have it on the computer and it works on other programmes, just not this one.:mad:

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    Tenigate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Tenigate


    It didn't even occur to me that web apps should have built-in spellcheck. It's more a browser feature. Works fine for me in Chrome!


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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Tenigate wrote: »
    It didn't even occur to me that web apps should have built-in spellcheck. It's more a browser feature. Works fine for me in Chrome!

    ?

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    Hi Op

    ther eis nothing stopping you trying up your email in a word processor and checkign the spelling then copy and pasting it to gmail.

    but most people install a plug in for browser that checks spelling in gmail, on boards.ie and everywhere you type.

    google it - its not hard.


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    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,190 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Are you using Chrome? There should be an option when you right click on the email text area (or any text area)? Spellcheck > ✓ Check the spelling of text fields

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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    RobertFoster wrote: »
    Are you using Chrome? There should be an option when you right click on the email text area (or any text area)? Spellcheck > ✓ Check the spelling of text fields

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    Yes, am using chrome, but I can't find that box you have the grab attached. where is it exactly?

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,190 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    For me, it's when I right click on any text input field on any website (including this reply field on boards). I've no spell check extensions installed, so I assume it's a default option in Chrome.

    Try opening settings in Chrome (click the three dots in the top right, select Settings), scroll down and click Advanced, scroll down further to Languages > Spell Check. What's checked/enabled there?


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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Xterminator wrote: »
    Hi Op

    ther eis nothing stopping you trying up your email in a word processor and checkign the spelling then copy and pasting it to gmail.

    but most people install a plug in for browser that checks spelling in gmail, on boards.ie and everywhere you type.

    google it - its not hard.
    What I don't get is that there is spell check on any browser in the other email accounts, just not the one it's most needed.
    There is no way I would have time to write a message, c&p it in current conditions. So I need them all to be working the same way.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    Bredabe wrote: »
    What I don't get is that there is spell check on any browser in the other email accounts, just not the one it's most needed.
    There is no way I would have time to write a message, c&p it in current conditions. So I need them all to be working the same way.

    Copy and Paste is literally a 3 second job?


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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    mordeith wrote: »
    Copy and Paste is literally a 3 second job?[/QUOTE
    You can do it in 3 seconds?

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    wally79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,936 ✭✭✭wally79


    Bredabe wrote: »
    Copy and Paste is literally a 3 second job?
    You can do it in 3 seconds?

    Write in word

    Ctrl+A
    Ctrl+C
    Go to mail
    Ctrl+V

    3 seconds is generous


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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    Bredabe wrote: »
    mordeith wrote: »
    Copy and Paste is literally a 3 second job?[/QUOTE
    You can do it in 3 seconds?

    Once you have your message typed in Word or wherever the spell check is working then Ctrl+A to select all, Ctrl+C to copy. Switch to your Gmail and Ctrl+V to paste


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    Bredabe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,110 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    mordeith wrote: »
    Bredabe wrote: »

    Once you have your message typed in Word or wherever the spell check is working then Ctrl+A to select all, Ctrl+C to copy. Switch to your Gmail and Ctrl+V to paste

    Spell check works on all the other accounts, so I need it to work on this one too. No reason they shouldn't be all the same.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    #16
    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    Bredabe wrote: »
    mordeith wrote: »

    Spell check works on all the other accounts, so I need it to work on this one too. No reason they shouldn't be all the same.

    The copy and paste is obviously a workaround. Not sure what your original problem might be. Worth reinstalling the browser I suppose


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