# Spell checking

**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/spell-checking/25596
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [11 May 2022 05:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/spell-checking/25596 "2022-05-11T05:48:51Z")
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### Author: ![ocns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@ocns](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ocns)
#### Post date: [11 May 2022 05:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/spell-checking/25596/1 "2022-05-11T05:48:51Z")

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Hello,

Not sure whether it's a bug or I'm missing something but I can't get the spell checking to work on Joplin 2.7.15 on MacOS 12.3.1. It is selected in `Tools > Spell checker > Use spell checker`.  
Any hint?

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### Author: ![MrKanister](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/mrkanister/32/20054_2.png) [@MrKanister](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/MrKanister)
#### Post date: [11 May 2022 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/spell-checking/25596/2 "2022-05-11T08:48:39Z")

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Did you activate it in the Options? Options \> General \> Enable spell checking...

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### Author: ![ocns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@ocns](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ocns)
#### Post date: [11 May 2022 11:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/spell-checking/25596/3 "2022-05-11T11:38:35Z")

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🤦‍♂️ Ok, sorry!

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### Author: ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)
#### Post date: [11 May 2022 11:45 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/spell-checking/25596/4 "2022-05-11T11:45:17Z")

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Don't worry, it isn't that obvious, the one you did does activate spell checking but only for the richtext editor, the one within the options menu is specifically for the markdown editor.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [10 June 2022 11:45 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/spell-checking/25596/5 "2022-06-10T11:45:20Z")

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