

The 'Check spelling as you type' setting must be checked or enabled for Word to spell check the document in real-time and show the familiar zig-zag red line underneath the misspelled word. A quick solution until you figure out the issue. That will help you spell check the document quickly for errors though. There are some differences between Word Web App and desktop app. have their own spell-check systems but Onenote appears to rely. I only noticed this through Onenote for Windows 10, because Word, Powerpoint etc. Have you subscribed to a Microsoft 365 plan? If so, you can open the same Word document in the web app and check if Word spell checker is working there.įree users of OneDrive can also access Word's web app. Up until approximately a month ago, the automatic spell check option on my laptop has stopped working and misspelled words are no longer autocorrect, nor does the a wavy red line appear underneath it. In case it doesn't, we will let you know. The troubleshooting steps shared below will work for all versions because the spell checker feature works consistently across all Word versions.

As part of the Office suite, the Word app is part of the Office 2019, Office 2016, Office 2013, and a cloud version called Microsoft 365. Reasons could include a change in the settings to some error leading to the spell check failing to do its job.
