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Spellcheck not working (InDesign 16.4)

Community Beginner ,
Oct 20, 2021 Oct 20, 2021

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Misspelled words are not appearing as underlined in red, not are grammar errors. Here are what my preferences for spelling and dictionary are:pref-spelling.jpgpref-dictionary.jpg

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Community Expert , Oct 20, 2021 Oct 20, 2021

Your screen shot does not show Enable Dynamic Spelling to be checked. It needs to be for the underlining to work.

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 20, 2021 Oct 20, 2021

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*nor are grammar errors! Jeez, what a bad place for a typo. 

I should also mention I am macOS Big Sur 11.6

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And yes, I have tried clearing preferences already, and have set the language to match in the the Control panel. Neither solved the problem.

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Just to say - InDesign won't check grammar - it only spellchecks. 

 

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Your screen shot does not show Enable Dynamic Spelling to be checked. It needs to be for the underlining to work.

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