Check Spelling and Grammar

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Check Spelling and Grammar

I am using OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.5 on 15in Mac Book Pro with 16 GB of Memory.

Before I send complex email I like to review my work and check for spelling and grammatical errors. I either do not understand how to best utilize the pre-send function or the function itself is primitive and not very helpful. Moreover, I have the system set to automatically check the all emails before they are sent, however sometimes the system sends them mid review, and/or when I am in the middle of correcting a word choice (not misspelling). Thus, I am requesting help on a) how pre-send review spelling and grammar; and b) how to set-up system to do a final check and allow me to verify without sending the document until I approve to send again.

Thanks in advance for your help,

James

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), Mail

Posted on Jun 15, 2016 12:06 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 17, 2016 12:00 PM in response to mucho trabajo

Hi,

Which settings are you using ?

See also the Messages Menu and Keystrokes

The "Send" option is not lit up until an Addressee is entered.

I am curious about how you access the Spelling check and how you normally Send.

Apart from the Settings above I manually select the Spelling options from the Menu (not Keystrokes)

I also Send using the paper plane icon in the Toolbar (Again not Keystrokes).

In System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts I did once add this:-

It can be done for Menu item that don't have a Keystroke normally.

8:00 pm Friday; June 17, 2016

 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (El Capitan)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 iPhone and an iPad (2)

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Answer 2

Jun 17, 2016 12:13 PM in response to mucho trabajo

Sorry I can't offer help with the presend check but you might like to try this option.

I prefer the red squiggy lines to the auto correct spelling option. This allows me to see my spelling errors as I type.

System Preferences > Keyboard > Text . Uncheck the box Correct spelling automatically

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