MSN Explorer: Check spelling in your e-mail messages

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The spelling checker is available only if you have Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Word, or Microsoft Works installed.

Check spelling in an e-mail message

  1. In an e-mail message, click the Check spelling button Check spelling button.

  2. In the Spelling dialog box:

    • If the word in the Change to box is the correct spelling, click Change or Change All.

    • If a word in the Suggestions box is correct, select the word, and then click Change or Change All.

    • To keep your spelling of the word without adding the word to the dictionary, click Ignore or Ignore All.

    • To keep your spelling and add your spelling of the word to the dictionary, click Add.

    • To undo the last spelling correction that you made, click Undo Last.

  3. When the spelling check is complete, click OK.

Note

After you add a word to your dictionary, you can remove it using the dictionary within Office, Microsoft Word, or Works.

Set spelling checker preferences

  1. Click the Help & Settings menu, and then click Settings.

  2. In the left pane, click E-mail.

  3. Click Writing E-mail, and then click Spelling checker.

  4. Select the spelling rules that you want to use, and then click Save Changes.

Note

To turn the spelling checker off, clear all of the check boxes on the page, and then click Save Changes.

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