Spell Check Not Working
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Hi,
Upgrade to latest version, the spell check is no longer working. What do I need to provide to help diagnose this problem, please?
Thanks,
-SHD -
welcome to the notepad++ community, @shdawson
here’s a step by step guide to install and configure DSpellCheck on notepad 7.6.6:
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open up
plugins > plugins admin, search for dspellcheck and hit install, as seen at the screenshot below:

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go to
plugins > dspellcheck > settingsand hit thedownloadbutton. -
uncheck
show only recognized ones. -
select the languages you need from the list and hit
install selected, as seen at the next screenshot:

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go to
plugins > dspellcheck, select your required language fromchange current languageand make sure thatspell check document automaticallyis enabled, as seen at the screenshot below.

general notes:
- please conduct a search at our community before opening a new topic.
- for official support of the @Predelnik 's DSpellCheck plugin, please also visit https://github.com/Predelnik/DSpellCheck/issues
best regards.
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Thanks.
I checked available, but did not have to install it again. I guess it was disabled as part of the version upgrade.
Much appreciated.
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Thank you Meta Chuh for such an outstanding step by step guide for configuring DSpellCheck. It worked like a charm!
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welcome to the notepad++ community, @John-Brewer
it’s very nice to hear that, you are very welcome.
many thanks and best regards.
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Hi,
I now see spell check is not working with UPPER CASE terms. I have tested this with both lower case and UPPER CASE words.
Does the spelling plugin also check UPPER CASE terms?
Thanks,
-SHD -
@Meta-Chuh , should I post a new discussion thread on this matter?
-SHD
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@shdawson said:
I now see spell check is not working with UPPER CASE terms.
Have a look at the settings dialog of DSpellCheck, especially to the
Ignore Wordsoptions. You can find them under(menu) Plugins -> DSpellCheck -> Settings... -> (register) Advanced -> (group box) Ignore Words. Ensure that optionAll Letters Capitalis unchecked. -
Thank you.
The box was indeed checked.
Problem solved.
I appreciate your kind assistance.
-SHD
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Good Morning,
I upgraded Notepad++ today. The spell check is not working automatically anymore. I click the button to Spell Check Documents Automatically to turn spell checking off and on, and the misspelled words are indeed found. I also use the /menu/Plugins/DSpellCheck/Find Next Misspelling and the misspelled words are indeed found. However, the misspelled words are not found as I am typing.
What do I need to do to enable the misspelled words to be discovered as I type, please?
Thanks,
-SHD -
@shdawson Manually update the new version of the plugin:
https://github.com/Predelnik/DSpellCheck/releases/tag/v1.4.13 -
Success, thanks. Much appreciated.
-SHD
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Thank you for the most apprevciated help
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Hi, question about DSpellCheck. Is there a way to run spell check so one is presented with a replace option such as F7 in MS Word?
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I take it there is no way to run spell check in this manner. Do I hold the correct understanding?
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Don’t know - I’m not using MS Word so I can’t say for sure what it is providing.
I would guess if you can add a screenshot or a more detailed description what you
want to have then one who uses DSpellCheck might be able to answer more easily.Btw. a screenshot must be uploaded to an hoster like imgur … and embedded here using
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I believe the poster is after a replace-on-misspelled word function.
Think about Notepad++'s
Replacebutton functionality, but where theFind whatis the next sqiggly-underlined misspelled word. :)
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