While sending emails, you should consider certain things, such as keeping the mail focused on the main subject, adding the email signature and avoiding spelling mistakes.
Among all the factors, spell correction is one of the most crucial things to check before sending an email. If there is any grammatical or spelling mistake in the email, it will surely get a negative impression.
You can check spelling mistakes while writing an email as a Yahoo mail user. But the problem is there is no built-in spell checker in Yahoo. You have to rely on the browser’s spelling correction feature.
Well, hop on and read this article if you don’t know how to check the spelling on Yahoo mail from a browser.
So, take a cup of coffee and begin reading!
Check out our separate post on how to move emails to a folder in Yahoo Mail automatically.
How to Spell Check on Yahoo Mail Messages
As I stated before, Yahoo mail doesn’t have any built-in spell-checking feature for correcting spelling mistakes while writing emails. Instead, you can use the browser’s spell correction feature. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc. browsers have built-in spell checkers, but you must enable them first.
To enable the spell-checking functionality within the browser, you must go into Settings first. Then look for the feature and turn it on. Follow the below steps to check the spelling on Yahoo mails from browsers.
Here are the steps to check spells on Yahoo mail messages from browsers:
Enable Spell Check in Google Chrome
- Launch Google Chrome and click on the three vertical dots from the top right corner.
- Select Settings from the context menu.
- Click Languages from the left pane.
- Toggle the button to turn on Spell check.
- Choose Basic spell check or Enhanced spell check.
The basic spell checker will check the usual misspellings and mark all the wrong words. When you choose the Enhanced spell check, it will use the Google spell checker. Additionally, it will send all the texts you type to Google and check for typo mistakes.
Enable Spell Check in Firefox
- Click on the three horizontal lines (Hamburger menu) from the top right corner.
- Choose Settings from the context menu.
- Select the General tab from the left pane.
- Look for the Languages and Appearance section.
- Check the box for Check your spelling as you type under the Language section.
After checking the box and enabling spell check from the Firefox browser, you don’t need to save it. Firefox browser has an auto-saving feature after modifying settings.
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Enable Spell Check in Safari
- Take the cursor to the upper left side, and the Safari browser menu bar will appear.
- Navigate to Edit > Spelling and Grammar.
- Click on the Check spelling while typing.
You will notice a tick mark beside this option after you enable this option for spell-checking.
Go to Yahoo mail and start composing a new email. The browser will underline any incorrect word with red color. Click on that wrong word, and you’ll find a suggestion with the correct word. Select the suggested accurate word, and the wrong word will change instantly.
Is it Possible to Check Spelling on Yahoo Mail?
You can check the spelling on Yahoo mail. But you won’t find any built-in spell corrector tool in Yahoo mail. Instead, you can use the browser’s spell-checking feature for spell-checking on Yahoo mail. Browsers spell-checker is a great tool for correcting typo mistakes.
You must enable the spell check option before checking the spelling on Yahoo mail. For daily browsing, you may use Google Chrome or Firefox. Mac users use Safari for their daily browsing purposes.
Well, the browser varies from person to person. But you can turn on the spell-check feature from every browser. Just go to the browser’s Settings and enable the spelling checker.
After turning it on, it will automatically detect all the typing errors while composing emails on Yahoo mail.
Also, check out our separate post on how to fix Yahoo Mail Error Code 0x8019019a Windows 10/11.
How to Change Spelling Checker Language in Yahoo Mail Messages
A spelling check is possible for non-English languages if you use other languages for writing emails in Yahoo. You can select any specific language for spell correction. But for this, you must use the browser’s built-in feature for changing the spelling checker language in Yahoo mail messages.
To know how to change spelling checker language while composing emails in Yahoo, follow the below steps.
Here are the steps to change spell checker language in Yahoo mail messages:
- Click on the Compose button from the left side.
- Start composing the message with rich-text formatting.
- Right-click on the message box and choose Spell check from the context menu.
- Click on the Language settings, which will take you to the language settings tab.
- Select the Add language button if you don’t see the language you are looking for.
- Scroll or search for the language and tick mark the language.
- Click the Add button to add the language for spell-checking.
After adding the language, you can select that language to check spell correction for that language specifically.
FAQs
How can I activate spell check on Yahoo mail from the Safari browser?
Go to the Edit option from the top menu bar, and select the Spelling and Grammar option from the context menu. Select the Check spelling while typing option. After a successful selection, you will see a tick mark beside the option.
Does Yahoo mail has an internal spell checker?
No, yahoo mail lacks an internal or built-in spell-checking tool. You can rely on the browser’s built-in spell-checking tool.
What is Enhanced spell check in Google Chrome?
Enhanced spell check is mainly used in Google searches. When you type words in the browser, this tool sends the text to Google for better spelling suggestions.
Wrapping Up
You will find it pretty awkward when you find out the email you sent to the client contains spelling mistakes. While typing, spelling mistakes are common, but you need to correct every word before hitting the send button.
As a Yahoo mail user, you can send emails without a single spelling mistake. However, for this, you have to use the browser’s spell checker tool because Yahoo mail lacks this.
In this article, I have shown how to check spelling mistakes while writing emails on Yahoo. I hope you read the article and know how to do that. Do knock me in the comment box for additional assistance.
