Historical question: Spell Checking Editable Text

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April 1, 2025
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Hi Acrobat friends:

Has Adobe Acrobat ever had the ability to natively spell-check content, or has it always been limited to comments and fields, without third party assistance?

I found this online but only in one location and no confirmation elsewhere so am skeptical:

The software has a built-in spell check functionality. Navigating to the Spell Check Option: Go to Edit > Check Spelling > In Comments, Fields, & Editable Text.

—https://www.grackledocs.com/en/how-to-spell-check-on-a-pdf/#:~:text=Utilizing%20Adobe%20Acrobat's%20Spell%20Check&text=The%20software%20has%20a%20built,%2C%20Fields%2C%20%26%20Editable%20Text.

Thanks in advance,

~Barb

Edit and convert PDFs

Correct answer try67

It does it automatically when you edit the text. It's not triggered through that command.

Barb Binder

Author

Community Expert

Thank you so much @try67!

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Barb Binder

Author

Community Expert

No, it never did, until recently.

I'm not seeing the option to spell check editable text in the most recent version, only comments and fields.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

try67

Correct answer

Community Expert

It does it automatically when you edit the text. It's not triggered through that command.

dortmans

Participant

Is there an option to add words or ignore perceived errors, in line with the spellingcheck in MS-Words? My front page now permanently shows red bullets of misspelled under a streetname that Adobe does not recognise (which is understandable)