BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Spelling checker

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Spelling checker

You can check spelling if your input language is set to Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German,

Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, or Turkish.

Check spelling

You can check spelling in messages, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that you create.
1. Press the

key > Check Spelling.

2. Do any of the following:

• To accept the suggested spelling, click a word in the list that appears.
• To ignore the suggested spelling, press the

key.

• To ignore all instances of the suggested spelling, press the

key > Ignore All.

• To add the word to the custom dictionary, press the

key > Add To Dictionary.

• To stop checking spelling, press the

key > Cancel Spell Check.

User Guide

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Change options for checking spelling

You can change the type and length of words that the spelling checker includes when checking spelling. For example, you might
not want the spelling checker to include acronyms or one-letter words. You can also set your BlackBerry® device to check
spelling automatically before you send an email message.
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Input > Spell Check.
3. Change one or more options.
4. Press the

key > Save.

Stop displaying spelling suggestions in the list that appears when you
type

By default, if you start typing a letter combination that your BlackBerry® device does not recognize, spelling suggestions appear
in bold in the list that appears when you type.
1. Click Typing and Input > Typing.
2. For a keyboard, click Advanced Style Options.
3. Clear the Spelling check box.
4. Press the

key > Save.