How do I use the Firefox spell checker?
Firefox automatically checks the spelling of words that you enter in text boxes containing more than one line. As soon as you finish typing a word, it is checked against the words in the installed dictionary. If the word is not found in the dictionary, it will be underlined in red, as in the following example: Mozilla Firefox Help Disabling automatic spell-checking By default, Firefox is configured to automatically check spelling. You can turn it off in the Options window: Click the menu button and select Options . In the General panel, go to the Language section. Uncheck Check your spelling as you type . Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved. Correcting misspelled words When spell-checking is enabled, you can easily correct misspelled words. To correct the misspelled word, Right-click on it and select one of the suggested words at the top of the menu...