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How to automatically underline misspelled words or spelling errors in Outlook?

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As we know, misspelling is awkward in an email. But how to prevent from spelling errors in emails? This article is talking about automatically marking all misspelled words with red underlines as we compose messages in Outlook.

Automatically underline misspelled words or spelling errors in Outlook


Automatically underline misspelled words or spelling errors in Outlook

You can configure Outlook options to automatically add underlines for all misspelled words or spelling errors when you composing emails.

1. Click File > Options to open the Outlook Options dialog box.

2. In the Outlook Options dialog box, please click the Mail in left bar, and then click the Spelling and Autocorrect button in the Compose messages section. See screenshot:

steps on underlining misspelled words or spelling errors in Outlook

3. Now you get into the Editor Options dialog box. Please click the Proofing in the left bar, and check the Check spelling as you type option in the When correcting spelling in Outlook section. See screenshot:

steps on underlining misspelled words or spelling errors in Outlook

4. Click OK > OK buttons to save the Outlook options.

From now on, red underlines will be added to misspelled words automatically when you type them in composing emails. See screenshot:

steps on underlining misspelled words or spelling errors in Outlook

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