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How to enable Spell Check in Shift Browser

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You can enable spell check in Shift Browser by navigating to the Languages section within your Advanced Settings. This built-in tool automatically highlights typos as you type, helping you stay focused on your work without worrying about small spelling errors in your emails or documents.

Steps to enable Spell Check

If you'd like to turn on this native tool, follow these simple steps:

  1. Click the gear icon Quick Settings.svg to open Quick Settings.
  2. Click on Advanced Settings.
  3. Select Languages from the side menu.
  4. Toggle on Spell Check.

Once you've done this, Shift will highlight misspelled words in any supported text field.

This GIF shows how to get to the Spell Check toggle in Advanced Settings.

Get Advanced Writing Help with Grammarly

If you need help with more than just spelling, you can add Grammarly as a specialized app. While Shift has built-in tools, Grammarly lives in your sidebar as a native integration to provide deeper tone and grammar suggestions across your Spaces.

Go to Quick Settings Quick Settings.svg > select Extensions.

  • Search for Grammarly in the list.

  • Toggle the extension on to enable it.

Learn how to add extensions in Shift.


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