How to Enable Spell Check on an iPhone

Open your iPhone's Settings., Tap General., Scroll down and tap Keyboard., Slide the "Check Spelling" button to the On position.

4 Steps 1 min read Easy

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.

    It's a gray app with gears pictured that can be found on your Home Screen.
  2. Step 2: Tap General.

    It's located in the third group of menu options. , It's listed right under Date & Time. , Now your iPhone will underline misspelled words in red when you compose emails and text messages.

    Spell Check underlines words based on the dictionaries you have enabled on your iPhone.

    If you find that words that exist are being flagged as misspelled when you type them, you can add those words to your iPhone's dictionary.
  3. Step 3: Scroll down and tap Keyboard.

  4. Step 4: Slide the "Check Spelling" button to the On position.

Detailed Guide

It's a gray app with gears pictured that can be found on your Home Screen.

It's located in the third group of menu options. , It's listed right under Date & Time. , Now your iPhone will underline misspelled words in red when you compose emails and text messages.

Spell Check underlines words based on the dictionaries you have enabled on your iPhone.

If you find that words that exist are being flagged as misspelled when you type them, you can add those words to your iPhone's dictionary.

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