Microsoft Teams Free offers multi-language spell-checking capabilities that allow you to compose messages with confidence.

Add a language

To check spelling in an additional language, start by adding the language to your list of spellcheck languages.  ​​​​​​​

  1. Go to Settings and more Microsoft Teams more options icon, then select Settings Settings button.

  2. In the General section, go to Editor Spellcheck Language and speech menu item icon. Then, select Manage to add more languages.

  3. Choose a spell check language and select Add.

Once the language is added, Teams Free will automatically detect errors based on your chosen languages and provide suggestions. Suggestions can include capitalization, correcting words with numbers, or creating links for internet and file addresses. ​​​​​​​

Tip: Add languages after you’ve started writing a message by selecting More options Microsoft Teams more options icon > Manage languages Language and speech menu item icon​​​​​​​.  

Add words to the dictionary 

Add words to the dictionary to ensure that they aren't flagged as spelling errors in the future.  

To do this, select the flagged word and choose Add to Dictionary. 

Note: You can add up to 5 languages to your proofing dictionary. Teams Free currently supports the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German.  

Ignore spelling suggestions 

To ignore a spelling suggestion, select the word, then select Ignore All.​​​​​​​

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