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Spellcheck?

Hello.  I can see by a topic posted here a while ago that instructables does have spellcheck, apparently there was a bug that removed the spellcheck option.  Has that bug been fixed, because I can't find spellcheck anywhere.  I appologize if I'm missing something obvious, maybe I just need a little help in locating it.  Thanks


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Attmos (author) says: Aug 17, 2012. 3:38 PM
Do you think Instructables will try to install another spellcheck?
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mikeasaurus in reply to AttmosAug 18, 2012. 3:39 PM
I don't think there's going to be another spell checker integrated into the site, luckily most browsers come installed with a type of spell checker that underline the misspelled word in red. Also, the browser has a function that allows each user to define and add to their own dictionary, something that would be impossible to with something that is installed on the site.
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Attmos (author) in reply to mikeasaurusAug 18, 2012. 5:14 PM
Yeah, OK. I haven't really done much experementation (haha) on my browser, but I will check it out. Thanks for the response.
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Kiteman says: Aug 17, 2012. 1:05 PM
Sorry, the site's own spellchecker has gone. It wasn't very good anyway...

The best option is to use a spellchecker in your browser. FireFox has a number of dictionary add-ons available, in many languages (including UK English as opposed to US English).

When you install them and re-start your browser, they will work on any text you type online as if you were typing in a word-processor, underlining spelling mistakes automatically, and offering a range of choices for "correct" spellings.
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Attmos (author) in reply to KitemanAug 17, 2012. 1:08 PM
OK, Thanks.
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