How to make Chrome spell check the whole text field?

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2013-10
  • Laurent

    On Firefox, whenever a word is incorrect in a text field, it is underlined in red.

    Chrome does the same but the difference is that it underlines in red only when I move the caret over the word. So if I want to spell check the whole text field, I have to move the caret from the beginning to the end of the text field.

    Is it possible to make Chrome works more like Firefox and spell check the entire text field automatically?

    • Answers
  • Dennis

    Besides a custom Chromium build, it seems to be impossible to make Chrome's built-in spell checker behave like Firefox's.

    There are, however, extensions that - while they don't function exactly like Firefox's spell checker, make checking pasted text easier and have more features that their built-in counterparts.

    From Chrome Web Store - After the Deadline:

    Check spelling, style, and grammar in your browser

    After the Deadline uses artificial intelligence to check spelling, style, and grammar. Use it to check your tweets, find mistakes in your email, and socialize with confidence. Click the ABC icon in the lower-right corner of an editable area to proofread your writing. [...]

    After the Deadline checks English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish text.

  • Synetech

    This was a known bug and—eventually—fixed about a month ago (after several years).


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  • benrwb

    Are there any spell-check plugins available for Internet Explorer?

    I know that Chrome and Firefox have this built-in, but I wondered if anything similar was available for IE?

    (Specifically I'm looking for the "red wavy underline" spellcheck-as-you-type feature.)


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  • Snark

    IE7Pro adds many functions to IE6/7/above, including a spell checker. Documentation for this feature is here.

  • nik

    ieSpell -- but its last update seems to be in 2006!
    But, ieSpell 2.5.1 build 106, shows over 10K downloads in the last week.

  • Robert

    TinySpell has come in handy a number of times, and it's very easy to use.

    http://www.tinyspell.com/

  • AnonJr

    I'm not sure you'll find the "as you type" for IE, but in addition to the previously mentioned ieSpell, the Google Toolbar also has a spell checker.

  • Jon Dack

    Here is an interesting blog article on it, including a few plugin suggestions http://www.inspiredbytechnology.com/index.php/2011/01/14/will-internet-explorer-ever-have-a-spell-checker/