How to Enable or Disable Check Spelling when Entering Text in Microsoft Edge Chromium


Microsoft has adopted the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility. This new Microsoft Edge runs on the same Chromium web engine as the Google Chrome browser, offering you best in class web compatibility and performance.

The new Chromium based Microsoft Edge is supported on all versions of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server (2016 and above), Windows Server (2008 R2 to 2012 R2), and macOS.

Microsoft Edge has a built-in spellchecker powered by the Hunspell engine by default which is also used by LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Chrome, Opera, and others.

Microsoft Edge checks your spelling as you type in the browser. The spellcheck service is completed locally on the device; Microsoft Edge does not send info about your typing to Microsoft for spellcheck.

When you add a new language to Microsoft Edge, the browser downloads the dictionary for the new language to the device using HTTPS. The dictionary is used for the built-in spellcheck service. Deleting the language from your Microsoft Edge settings deletes the dictionary from the device. Guest mode does not use the custom dictionary from the profile or any added languages.

Your Check Spelling (spellcheck) languages will be listed in the same preference order you set in your preferred language settings.

See also:

• Microsoft Edge language support | Microsoft Docs
• Use Microsoft Edge in another language
• Microsoft Edge Spellcheck Privacy Whitepaper | Microsoft Docs

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable on demand to check spelling when entering text in the Chromium based Microsoft Edge.


EXAMPLE: Spellcheck in Microsoft Edge





Here's How:

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 While at a site, right click inside a text field without any text selected. (see screenshots below)

3 Click/tap on Check spelling, and click/tap on Check spelling when entering text to check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) it for what you want .



That's it,
Shawn

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