Monday, July 27, 2009

Got Spell Check?

We're often asked about a spell check feature in our products. While we aren't there yet, there are plenty of great spell check options that exist in web browsers or can be easily added to your web browser.

Some spell check systems don't allow you to check through web forms (like the ones used to create an Event or Summer Reading program), but the options you'll read about here do work with web forms. As always, if you use other tools that help you, comment to this post and share your knowledge!

Google Chrome users:
The Google Chrome Additional Settings website can tell you more about spell check -
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95604

Internet Explorer Users:
It was pointed out to me recently that the spell check in IE8 is compatible with web forms. However, if you are in love with an older version of the browser, consider adding ieSpell, a great little download that makes spell checking web forms very easy:
http://www.iespell.com/

Firefox Users:
Firefox 3 doesn't spell check web forms, but the Washington Post wrote up a great article that tells you how to tweak the browser settings so it will:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402929.html