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Where is the multi-line text box?

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British English Dictionary R1.19 for Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey by David Bartlett.

To enable, right-click in a multi-line text box, select "Languages", then "English / United Kingdom".

British English Dictionary R1.19 for Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey by David Bartlett. To enable, right-click in a multi-line text box, select "Languages", then "English / United Kingdom".

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the-edmeister
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Text areas like the Post a Reply box that I am typing this in is a "multi-line text box".

cor-el
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You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages submenu. At least one dictionary should be installed and have a check mark to indicate that it is selected.

  • Open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.
  • Make sure that [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu is check-marked.

You can enable or disable spell checking globally:

  • Firefox > Preferences > Advanced : General: Browsing: "Check my spelling as I type"