Microsoft is really working hard to add new features to Chromium Edge. Some of the latest additions are Google Earth support, video info overlay, and a new search box. Furthermore, the tracking prevention feature blocks malicious trackers in Microsoft Edge. A new commit confirmed that the tech giant is now adding support for Windows Spellchecker to Chromium browsers. As a quick reminder, a built-in spellchecker named Hunspell speller is already available in Chromium. OpenOffice, Opera, and other browsers currently use the Hunspell speller. Microsoft describes the Windows Spell Checker feature as follows: As a part of these efforts, Microsoft is currently implementing the SpellCheckHostChromeImpl and spellcheck platform interface. If you are interested in giving it a try, follow the steps listed below.
Steps to enable Windows spell checker in Google Chrome
Before moving on to the next step, you need to make that you have installed Google Chrome Canary version 77.0.3847.0. T he Windows spell checker is only available on this build. Now you should restart your system to apply the latest settings. The spell checker should now work in the browser. Windows spell checker in Google Chrome is still a work in progress and Microsoft is currently working to improve its capabilities. We expect to see a better version in the final release very soon. There are many third-party spell checkers that work with Chromium browsers. However, this built-in feature is expected to provide users with better results. RELATED ARTICLES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:
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