Comments on: Check your spelling in Firefox, IE

Get more out of the spell-checker built into Firefox and add spell-checking to Internet Explorer via the free IE7Pro add-on.

[calpundit]

For the record, Safari also has a built-in spelling and grammar checker. The latter would be especially helpful for those on the Web who seem to believe that "lose" is spelled with two "o"s.

[SmpCtryPhys]

Since when does FF have options under Tools? You have Preferences under Edit that does what you describe. Does CNET have a new standard in disinformation? 8-]

[Tergon]

my firefox3 (portable :) ) Spelling was already enabled

[jjjbbcw]

To enable the spell checker in Firefox, click Tools > Options > Advanced > General, make sure "Check my spelling as I type" is checked, and click OK. Now you'll see the familiar red dots under words the browser's dictionary lacks (including "Firefox," surprisingly).

I don't have Options in my tools, I'm using Foxfire on My Mac. What do I do Now?

[Dalkorian]

Rejoice!
Firefox -> Preferences -> Advanced. It's the last checkbox under the "Browsing" heading.

[gr3gg0r]

SmpCtryPhys . . . In windows, options is under tools . . . in linux you use the edit >> preferences. It actually irks me that there is this difference . . should be standard across the board. :)

[Dalkorian]

On a Mac it's under Firefox -> Preferences and that's where experienced Mac users would expect it to be. Not that I disagree with you about standardization, but it's not as easy as it would seem without "alienating" someone.

[Tergon]

I prefer ieSpell from Red Egg Software http://www.iespell.com Why burden your computer with a lot of features from iepro when all you want to do is spell-check that comment you are making on CNET