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Asotte
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Oct 13, 2025

Spellcheck problem

Since a few days, my Word Online refuses to give suggestions for spellchecking. I already contacted support, but they cant help me. I will add a screenshot for clarity. Can anyone please help me out? I've tried all standard things already and it always used to work.

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  • Hello Asotte,

    I hope you are doing great. 

    In Word Online, spell checking is a built-in feature that helps you identify and correct spelling errors as you type.


    πŸ‘‰ Automatic Detection: Misspelled words are automatically underlined with a red squiggly line.

    πŸ‘‰ Quick Correction: To fix a word, simply left-click, depending on your device settings, on the underlined word.
    A context menu will appear with suggested corrections.
    Click on the correct word to replace the misspelled one instantly.

    πŸ”§ You can also access spelling and grammar tools by going to the β€œReview” tab in the ribbon and selecting β€œEditor”.
    This opens a pane that checks your document for spelling, grammar, and style suggestions.

    In some cases, it may be associated with a temporary interruption, an incident listed on your portal. However, these are rarer.

    πŸ€– Check if the same behavior occurs on another machine. Always update your applications, such as Office and your browsers, as well as your operating system. This ensures greater compatibility and better performance for your products.

    I hope this can help you.
    🀩

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      Asotte
      Occasional Reader

      Like shown in the screenshot, the left click does not show any correction options. As I said, I contacted Microsoft support already and they tried all you said and review mode does not make a difference. It has always worked until suddenly it wont do it anymore since last Saturday. I did not make any changes. I tried other browsers and my laptop is very new, so I cant really try it on another machine to have a real comparison.

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