If Microsoft Word's spell check isn't working, there are several common troubleshooting methods you can try.

Google Docs automatically detects spelling and grammar errors. You can also run a manual spell check, which will let you ...

Q. The other day I accidentally added an incorrect spelling to my Word dictionary after clicking on Add when it questioned the spelling of a word by underlining it with a wavy red line. So I screwed ...

One of the things I love most about Firefox is its built-in spell checker, which displays a squiggly red line under misspelled words typed into Web forms, Google Docs, and most other data-entry areas.

In any Word document, click "File" and then "Options." Open the Proofing tab and uncheck the "Ignore words in UPPERCASE" box. Press "OK." If you have "Check spelling as you type" enabled, all ...

Q. I receive a weekly sales report from our European affiliate that has between 1,260 and 2,100 city names spelled using a native spelling that does not match what we use here in our offices (42 city ...

Fantasy stories are fun, but trying to write about them is tricky — tis a rare fantasy novel that uses conventional spellings, and the end result is two things: a lot of head scratching and Web ...

After more than four decades, Windows Notepad is getting a significant update. First released in 1983 in MS-DOS, the simple text editor predates Windows itself and has been available in every version ...

If you're reading a newspaper some day — and God love you if you are — and you come across a reference to New York’s Gov. Spitfire, you will have not only an inattentive editor, but Spellcheck to ...