Turn on spell check in Wordįollow the below steps to turn on spell check in Word.
In this quick guide, I will show you how to turn on spell check in Word to correct spelling and grammar errors and turn off spell check in Word if you don’t need it. In addition to that, if you are using third-party spell and grammar checkers like Grammarly, it better to turn off default Word spell-check. On the other hand, if the red squiggly lines and blue double lines distract you from writing, you can turn off the spell check in Word. If the languages that you use are not shown above the double line, you must enable the editing language (turn on the language-specific options) so that Outlook can automatically detect them.If Word does not show spelling and grammar errors, you have to turn on the spell check in Word manually.
Outlook can detect only those languages listed above the double line. Review the languages shown above the double line in the Mark selected text as list. On the Message tab, in the Proofing group, click the arrow under Spelling. If the languages that you use are not shown above the double line, you must enable the editing language (turn on the language-specific options) so that Word can automatically detect them. Word can detect only those languages listed above the double line. Select the Detect language automatically check box. On the Review tab, in the Proofing group, click Set Language. If the languages that you use are not shown above the double line, you must enable the editing language (turn on the language-specific options) so that Office can automatically detect them. Office can detect only those languages listed above the double line. In the Language dialog box, select the Detect language automatically check box. On the Review tab, in the Language group, click Language. Detect language automatically In 2010, 2013, and 2016 versions of Word and Outlook
If you don't have that language already installed you will need to download the free Language Accessory Pack.
The Detect language automatically option, available in Word and Outlook on Windows, detects the language that you are typing and automatically enables the proofing tools for that language.
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