Perhaps the most obvious way to build a spell checker is by simply looking up each word in a dictionary. With modern hardware this wouldn’t be too hard, but disks in the ’70s were extremely slow and ...

The system-wide spell check in OS X has been a welcome addition to the Mac platform, and many developers have implemented it in their programs. However, in some instances this feature may suddenly ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- How might you drag a good writer's work down to the level of a lesser scribe? Try the spell-check button. A study at the University of Pittsburgh indicates spell-check software may ...

Like many, I was not pleased to read that Oregon students in 7th-grade and high school will be allowed to use spell check on their computers for more than single-word checks on state exams. At the end ...

Sometimes when composing documents in multiple languages, it may be useful to check the spelling in those various languages. Here are some options for how to manage multiple languages in OS X. Topher ...

You may know how to spell every word in the dictionary, but speedy typing fingers may introduce subtle spelling errors your eyes might miss. In the competitive business world where first, second and ...

For most of us who didn’t do well in high school English class, spell checkers are a real game-changer. Sure, you can still swap a “to” and a “too,” but a spell checker will catch a lot of typos. But ...

You can configure Microsoft Office Outlook to handle multiple email services and accounts, such as Gmail and Yahoo Mail; sending emails is a trivial task and the program even helps you catch spelling ...

The death rate of words has apparently increased recently while new entries into languages are becoming less common, both perhaps because of digital spell-checking, according to a Google-aided ...

A new window will open where Firefox will check for updates. If updates are available, they will be applied to Firefox automatically. After the installation of updates, you have to restart Firefox. If ...