i want (ok need) a spell checker for when im posting on forums, i have one when i send msn emails. iv looked all through vista to try and find one to switch on? and cant find anything. i cant use my microsoft word as i dont have a product key so openoffice org was put on for me, do i need microsoft word/office etc to get a spell checker to work on forums or is there another way?

Open Office is a free alternative to Microsoft Office. I have to be honest that I've not used it (don't need to) but have heard good things about it. I bet their version of word will have a spell checker - may be worth a try
http://www.openoffice.org/

i have that installed already and yes it has a spell checker when i use it to type letters etc but i want a spell checker for when im on forums as that one doesnt show up

Oh I get you - does such a thing exist coz I could use some of that please

tc gets the red line when hes posting, im sick of picking my dictionary up my bloody arms aching ha

depending on your browser, install google tool bar if your browser lets you.

oh thanx bert i'll try it

i want (ok need) a spell checker for when im posting on forums, i have one when i send msn emails. iv looked all through vista to try and find one to switch on? and cant find anything. i cant use my microsoft word as i dont have a product key so openoffice org was put on for me, do i need microsoft word/office etc to get a spell checker to work on forums or is there another way?

I've

Can't

I'm

I / i

Spell checker will also put in apostrophes (and make sure I is capital) for you. I use Google Chrome which highlights 90% of the time

I use Opera as my Browser and it highlights mis-spell words in
underlined red you right click choose the right spelling simple as that....

you can get an add in for firefox don't know about internet explorer

Google Chrome always lets you know when something is spelled wrong by showing a red link underneath the word that is misspelled

yeh +1 to getting google chrome, it's not only a faster browser with less crashes but has a built in spell-checker

+1 for opera

up date...i tried just the google tool bar but it didnt underline wrong spelling and was very long winded so iv up graded to google chrome and im well happy
thanks for the advice everyone

Don't use Open Office .. after that Oracle bullshit last year no one should be using it anymore. Switch over to LibreOffice instead if you want to support the OSS the way OO used to be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice

The thing is Rocks if I may say, the chrome which I have now is not a patch on the google tool bar, I always found it easier on the tool bar just to press check after I had finished typing. I had to change to chrome because of trouble with IE, the spell checker on chrome doesn't recognise anywhere near as many mispelt words or give you as many alternatives, not that I need it you understand.
Don't forget its Yankee English.

thanks for link to LibreOffice I'll check it out

Bert I didn't really want chrome as I hate change but I'm also on a little net book and the extra band at the top took valuable space!
I'm sure by the time iv mastered chrome there'll be a new version out ha