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How to spellcheck emails

OX App Suite does not come with a spellcheck button, instead, it uses your Internet Browser to check your spelling. Most Internet browsers have spellcheck automatically enabled and
check your spelling as you are typing your email. In some browsers, if you misspell a word it will autocorrect with the correct spelling of the word. In other browsers, if you misspell a word it will appear underlined in red font. If you right-click on the misspelled word, the correct spelling appears, and you just have to click on it to correct your spelling. Here are the ways to enable or disable spellcheck in the most popular Internet Browsers on

Windows and Mac Machines:

Mozilla Firefox
If you use Mozilla Firefox with Windows:
To enable or disable spell checking, select the “ Menu” button located at the upper-right corner of the screen, then choose “ Options“.
Scroll to the “Language” section.
Select “Check your spelling as you type” if you want to turn spell checker on. Uncheck it if you wish to have it off.

If you use Mozilla Firefox on a Mac Machine:

To enable or disable spell checking, select the “ Menu” button located at the upper-right corner of the screen, then choose “ Preferences“
Scroll to the “Language” section.
Select “Check your spelling as you type” if you want to turn spell checker on. Uncheck it if you wish to have it off.

Google Chrome

If you use Google Chrome on a Windows Machine:
To enable or disable spellcheck, click the Chrome menu button in the top right on the browser toolbar. Select ” Settings” and at the bottom click ” Advanced”. Scroll down to ” Languages” and click on “Spell Check”. Select the languages for which you’d like to enable spellcheck.

If you use Google Chrome on a Mac Machine:

Spellcheck is enabled by default but you have different options for checking your spelling. Click “Edit” in the menu bar at the top and hover your mouse over “Spelling and Grammar” to see the following options:
Check Spelling and Grammar
Check Document Now
Check Spelling While Typing

Internet Explorer (Windows Only)

If you use Internet Explorer on a Windows Machine: To enable or disable spellcheck, click on the “Windows” home menu. Then select “Settings” from the application menu, then select “Devices”. In the Device settings, click on “Typing” on the left. Then toggle on ” Autocorrect misspelled words”.

Safari (Mac Only)
If you use Safari: spellcheck is enabled by default but you have different options for checking your spelling. Click ” Edit” in the menu bar at the top and hover your mouse over ” Spelling and Grammar” to see the following options:
Show Spelling and Grammar
Check Document Now
Check Spelling While Typing
Check Grammar With Spelling
Check Spelling Automatically

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