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Red underlining in all Mac emails

In all my emails many words are underlined in red dots - how do I turn off this function?

iPhone 6, iOS 10.3.1

Posted on Feb 26, 2018 4:41 PM

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Feb 27, 2018 4:37 PM in response to Ocarm

You may be able to toggle Apple Mail spell check off and on in the settings.


Depending on the version Mail & system you're using, there may be different

settings or procedures to follow. I see you've posted in early MacBook 13-in

section ~ but your signature line suggests an iPhone 6, iOS 10.3.1.


The Mac OS X 'help viewer' built into the system would have correct process

on how to toggle on-off the spell checking segment of this application... And

depending on what version there may be subtle differences in how to do it.


In my Mac (OS X 10.5.8 in vintage one in use now) 'mail spell check' Mac Help

shows a general Mac OS X Spelling and Grammar checking options info page.

User uploaded file

This isn't much different than later Mac OS X systems. (But if your inquiry is for

an iOS device, there are other places to look for Settings including main menu.)


In Mac OS X Mail, how can I turn spell checking off or on?

Mail will then underline any words that it finds to be misspelled with a red do ...

you can choose to ignore or correct the spelling mistakes Mail finds in your ...

User uploaded filehttps://kb.iu.edu/d/alvk


Mac 101: Enabling Built-in Spell Check - Engadget

Mac 101: Enabling Built-in Spell ... with a dashed red underline....typed to see

whether the underline appears. To correct a flagged word that you ...

User uploaded filehttps://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/mac-101-enablin


In any event...

Good luck & happy trails! 🙂

Red underlining in all Mac emails

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