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There is still no spell check in new outlook! And none of the Community solutions work.

Anonymous
2025-02-05T19:21:26+00:00

I have been scouring the web for a solution, but none of the solutions are even options for me. I am told to "set your ribbon on classic and create new email, click New email--> Message tab-->click on Editor -->Editor Settings--> select your language preference and enable spelling and grammar check -->OK."

There is no Editor button much less Editor settings, so the next instruction is to "go to Settings (The gear icon at the right top corner) -->General -->Privacy and data -->Privacy settings -->toggle on button for "Turn on experiences that analyze your content" -->OK."

There is no "Turn on experiences that analyze your content" option only "Suggested people" and "search history."

Why in heavens name would Microsoft remove such a basic and necessary tool? It's asinine.

(of course I am unable to upload picture examples. Go figure)

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-06T12:52:57+00:00

    So, let me get this straight. Microsoft is forcing a migration to new Outlook DESPITE knowing there is a functionality issue with certain clients which prevents users from utilizing certain BASIC editing functions in fields where professionalism and grammar literacy are paramount? AND your only answer is to "use a different product" or look-up the misspelled words and grammar online and manually correct?

    What is the timeline for the "compliance certification process?"

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-07T17:11:23+00:00

    TL;DR- I'll save people's time by saying this; I followed the Microsoft steps to the T and got absolutely no where.

    For the long read-

    So I followed your guidance to "how do you add/turn on microsoft editor for email". This had two options based on whether Editor was there or not. John's issue, as well as my own, and seems to be everyone else's is that Editor is not in the ribbon where you, and all the other bots, say it should be.

    The guidance for no Editor was to go to "how to clear your cache" and to open Chrome, go to the three dots in the top right of the browser. Open Extensions, check to see if Editor is there (as it seems Chrome and Outlook do not automatically come with the add-on for spell check... ridiculous).

    Once you see Editor isn't already installed, open "Discover more extensions and themes on the Chrome Web Store". Search "Microsoft Editor" and add it to your extensions.

    From there, it says to close out, go into the web browser and see if it magically pops up to the left of Check Accessibility (where it should have already been). If, and when, it's not there, make sure your version is totally up to date with the version it should be and then silently rage to yourself for wasting your time.

    None of these steps worked for me, and the only other option was to reach out to Microsoft Support Team to provide feedback, remotely help, collect logs, and involve more resources to investigate the issue from backend side.... Which does us no good until they decide to just GIVE US BACK SPELL CHECK IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED!

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-27T20:37:29+00:00

    Is there a time line when this will be fixed, I sucks you can't do anything in the new outlook without the spell check feature

    mark

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-26T20:01:59+00:00

    I might as well go back to quill pen. I cannot send an email without spell checking. I can do it myself. If I have do everything else, why do I pay Microsoft?

    There are many problems with any program in Microsoft - I cannot edit my contacts so far as I can tell. I have not had time to go down that particular rabbit trail.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-05-20T21:41:42+00:00

    So, let me get this straight. Microsoft is forcing a migration to new Outlook DESPITE knowing there is a functionality issue with certain clients which prevents users from utilizing certain BASIC editing functions in fields where professionalism and grammar literacy are paramount? AND your only answer is to "use a different product" or look-up the misspelled words and grammar online and manually correct?

    What is the timeline for the "compliance certification process?"

    Well said!! What the hell are Microsoft playing at? As you point out, they push and enforce the change on us all knowing it makes things worse for people. Like you I wasted loads of time going through all the set up options. Microsoft, or rather the F-wit that oversaw the outlook upgrade, should be ashamed of this. It's May now and still no spell check, why is this taking so long to fix, every other text editor has a functional spell check. They had spell check in windows 3.1 ffs, This is appalling Microsoft

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