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How can I disable iOS from changing what I type into another, longer word without losing suggestions above the keyboard?
After a recent update of iOS, the keyboard started acting possessed and turns my sentences into something totally different.
If I type:
How long ago was that?
When I look at my sentence it says:
How ...
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How to change language for automatic spelling correction on iPhone?
I want my iOS to recognise both UK and US spellings as correct, but prioritise one over the other, depending on which is the primary language used (but that's secondary).
I came across solutions, ...
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I would like to write in a different language and use spell check, but always using the same keyboard layout
I am writing mostly in English and I use the default "ABC" layout on macbook with macOS Monterey.
Sometimes I get an email in different languages.
I reply them in the same language.
I don't ...
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How to completely turn off spell check in macOS Big Sur
Spelling autocorrect and checking seem to have changed in Big Sur.
I have disabled Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Check spelling while typing, I unchecked System Preferences > Keyboard > ...
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Write in English using a foreign keyboard layout on iPad
As a bilingual user, this is something that have frustrated me for a while now.
The OS defaults to changing the keyboard layout along with the input language. However, physical keys don’t move around ...
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Multilingual spell checking on Whatsapp Desktop is not working
Multilingual spell checking (French and English) is working very well generally on my mac OS install. I set it up correctly following these recommendations.
However, there seems to be something ...
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Why is Pages autocompleting / autocorrecting entries in my table? Why is this unwanted feature stealing my tab key?
I am using Pages 6.2 on macOS 10.12.5. Within Pages settings, Auto-Correction > Correct Spelling Automatically is disabled. I unchecked the Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Check Spelling While Typing ...
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where is the tooltip gone for misspelled words in ios 10
update: I have check spelling on under settings for both keyboards.
Please try and not misunderstand this question. I'm NOT talking about the white background word suggestions white typing.
I ...
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OS X Text Replacements sometimes not working?
This is a weird problem, I write a lot of different languages on my computer, and since my keyboard doesn't have all the keys in the world, I have made certain key-combinations that replaces them with ...
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Can I configure Swype to use two different languages for keyboard layout and spell checking?
With my built-in iPhone keyboard that is easily possible, but I can't seem to find the setting on Swype.
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SysPref > Keyboard > Text auto-spell-correct is OFF but persists in Numbers
I switched off spell-correct in SysPref > Keyboard > Text, but Numbers 3.2 continues not only to suggest corrections, but - when I decline the suggestion by hitting ESC - to replace my text with its ...
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Auto-correct in Mavericks for Romanian Dictionary
I installed a Romanian dictionary on Mavericks in two ways:
by using the cocoAspell and,
by copying the OpenOffice dictionary files {aff|dic} in the ~/Library/Spelling/.
The Good: In both the ...
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I can't kill the auto-correcting in Mavericks!
Running 10.9.2, I have gone in to SysPrefs and made sure Keyboard>Text is set to NOT auto-correct, I have gone to Mail Prefs and made sure spell checking is done after I finish, but no matter what I ...
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Dictionaries and spell-checking
My default language is English, but I also sometimes type in Czech. I have added a Czech keyboard to OS X, and can switch between the two easily. The trouble is that OS X has no native Czech ...
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Hotkey switching between spelling dictionaries
I'm often using 4 languages for writing texts. Now, each time switching languages with:
⌘+:
and changing the language in the popup
Is possible somewhat /applescript, shell-script, anyhow :)/ ...
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Keyboard shortcut to correct spelling mistakes
Is there any way for me to get all of the words detected by the standard OS X spelling checker as mistakes, to be corrected to the first available choice using a keyboard shortcut?
E.g. I type ...
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Is there a way to spellcheck the word under the cursor with a keyboard shortcut?
Basically, is there any way to trigger the native OS X spellcheck context menu using a keyboard shortcut. I know the command keys ⌘+: activates spellcheck, but what I'm trying to do is get the result ...
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How do I open the context menu from a Mac keyboard?
In Windows, one can hit Shift+F10 to access the "Context Menu." But a similar keyboard action doesn't seem possible on Mac. One potential application...
When I make a spelling error in a document, ...
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