How to spell check on acer Chromebook
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Technical Support CommunityFree technical support is available for your desktops, laptops, printers, software usage and more, via our new community forum, where our tech support staff, or the Micro Center Community will be happy to answer your questions online. Show Knowledge BaseHelpful articles written by Micro Center Experts. I’ve long used Grammarly in the browser for both spelling and grammar checks. It really is fantastic; even the free version. But I may be switching. As reported last month, Google was working on an on-device Chromebook grammar checker. I didn’t notice it after our most recent software update, but there in Chrome OS 97. Here’s how to enable and use it. Since this is a brand new feature, it’s hidden behind an experimental flag. So you’ll have to head over to This should do the trick, but to make sure, you can verify the new feature in your Chrome OS Settings app. You’ll want to look for Languages & Inputs in the Settings menu, then choose Inputs. What used to be a “Spell Check” option will change to a “Spelling and grammar check” feature, as shown:  Note that the feature is currently available for English only. I’d expect it to support additional languages in the future, although I don’t know when. With the feature enabled in Chrome OS 97, you can now type any text in your browser and your Chromebook will underline any grammar issues with a blue line. This doesn’t quite happen in real-time, at least not in my testing. I noticed that I had to type a complete sentence before any mistakes were caught. To be honest, Grammarly may work the same way. I often type so fast that I’m not looking for the grammar error notifications until later! When you see the blue underline, just click on it to see an auto-suggested grammar fix. You can then click the suggestion to make the change. Here’s an example of a comment I was leaving here on the site. (For testing purposes, I intentionally made grammar mistakes.) So far, so good, although this is pretty limited testing. I’ll have to use the feature for a few days in lieu of Grammarly to see how it compares. However, there’s one important reason I’m already considering the switch. Google’s grammar checker is designed as an on-device function. That means it should work offline as well. Grammarly doesn’t work without an connection to the web. While in the same comment form, I disabled the Wi-Fi on my Chromebook and added more text, along with some more intentional errors. Sure enough, the grammar check caught my errors and made the correct suggestions. Again, more long-term testing is required to see if I’ll make the switch. But I’m already impressed with the Chromebook on-device grammar check. Offline functionality is always a plus and it comes with the added benefit of data privacy. Liked this content? Subscribe for the free, weekly newsletterWhy is spell check not working on my Chromebook?Solution 1: Check to see if the Feature is enabled.
Open a new tab in the browser. Right-click on the empty text field and select “Spellcheck“ Make sure that the “Check the spellings of text fields” option is enabled.
What is the shortcut for spell check?Open the document you want to check for spelling or grammar mistakes, and then press F7.
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