I do it all the time and yes the spell check is set to automatically detect. There are few settings you have to do in syst preferences -keyboard like this. ![spell][1] If you need a different keyboard layout (characters) then set it up again in system preferences by adding that language so you can easy switch by clicking on the icon in the menu bar. ![leng][2] Not all language spelling are installed by default, so if yours is not a part of: ![spelling][3] you can add it following this instructions: http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/11842/46541 [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/eb1ou.jpg [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/HoQeS.jpg [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/UIuUp.jpg