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Spellcheck problem
We have confirmed that this is a bug related to the "display web pages in this language"-setting in your browser. If you set that to english, german, spanish, french or japanese it works but if you select swedish, finnish, danish, hindu, esperanto or some other language it does not work. It is also isolated to Word, Powerpoint spellcheck works. You can have the display language in english and still have spell check in another language.
It is not related to any third party product.
It is confirmed by Microsoft and sent as a bug to the product team.
MicrosoftHello 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.
👉 Automatic Detection: Misspelled words are automatically underlined with a red squiggly line.
👉 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.
🔧 You can also access spelling and grammar tools by going to the “Review” tab in the ribbon and selecting “Editor”.
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.
🤖 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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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.