Spell checking

iA Writer for Mac uses OS X’s built-in spell checker. This can check documents in multiple languages, and also check grammar.

Open iA Writer

Check your spelling

• In iA Writer, select Edit ➤ Spelling and Grammar ➤ Check Document now.
• Right-click (or Control-click) on the document, then select Spelling and Grammar ➤ Check Document now in the popup menu.

Automatically check your spelling

In iA Writer, select Edit ➤ Spelling and Grammar ➤ Check Spelling While Typing.

This will add a red underline to potentially misspelled words. Right-click (or Control-click) on the word to correct it.

For extra options, see:

• OS X 10.9+: System Preferences ➤ Keyboard ➤ Text
• OS X 10.7-8: System Preferences ➤ Language & Text ➤ Text

You can specify smart quote styles, and also add auto-complete snippets for frequently typed text.