# Does SDMB have a spell check function? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 3, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711 "2014-08-03T13:43:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711/1 "2014-08-03T13:43:11Z")
I asked this a couple of years ago but was not able to set that computer up for some reason. I have since changed computers and want to try it again. Are there instructions here anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711/2 "2014-08-03T14:18:07Z")
Has not your browser this ability ? Firefox \>Preferences or Options/Advanced/General/Check my spelling as I type. Unchecked in my case, and I don’t care for the idea, however KDE in Opensuse seems to implement a spell check anyway. It usually has American spellings. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711/3 "2014-08-03T14:25:03Z")
I don’t think the SDMB itself has that function. Do other message boards or websites provide that service? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711/4 "2014-08-03T15:16:42Z")
it is a funny thing. i had one update go to British English. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711/5 "2014-08-03T22:43:32Z")
Not in the message board software but perhaps your browser. Check your browser settings for more information and/or extensions or apps that may work for you. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711/6 "2014-08-03T23:03:41Z")
> [@Claverhouse](#): > > Has not your browser this ability ? > Firefox \>Preferences or Options/Advanced/General/Check my spelling as I type. I have spellcheck via Chrome. It’s currently telling me that spellcheck is not a word. Shut up, Chrome, I say it’s a neologism and the final form hasn’t been fixed yet so spellcheck is as correct as spell check or spell-check. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sdmb-have-a-spell-check-function/694711/7 "2014-08-03T23:17:16Z")
The only common browser I see that doesn’t have built in spell-check is Internet Explorer version 9 or lower. Fortunately, there’s an addon that will add this feature called [Speckie](http://www.speckie.com/). If you have Firefox, Chrome, or IE10 or higher, then some settings are messed up on your computer.