Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker
Write with confidence with Microsoft Editor, your intelligent grammar, spelling, and style checking writing assistant.
What is Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker?
Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker is an intelligent writing assistant. It provides comprehensive help in checking grammar, spelling, and style suggestions across the web. This extension not only helps in correcting basics but also offers advanced guidance in clarity, conciseness, vocabulary etc., with an add-on premium feature requiring Microsoft 365 subscription. Moreover, it has a custom word addition feature, various language support and is available for platforms like LinkedIn, Gmail, Facebook, etc. It requires a Microsoft account for operation.
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Editor provides advanced writing assistance with grammar, spelling, and style suggestions across the web (1) so you can confidently write clear, concise posts and emails.
Write like a pro with intelligent writing assistance Nail the basics with free grammar, advanced grammar, spelling, and punctuation proofing. Go beyond basics with advanced style-checking for issues like clarity, conciseness, formality, vocabulary, and much more with premium (requires a Microsoft 365 subscription).
Personalize it to your needs With Editor, you can add custom words (like names you frequently use or acronyms) to create your personal dictionary; look for “Add to dictionary” when Editor makes a spelling suggestion. Your personal dictionary roams with you wherever you use Editor – across the web with browser extension and built-in to your Microsoft 365 apps. We’ve also made it easy to skip all occurrences of a spelling correction by selecting Ignore All, or skip unwanted grammar suggestions by selecting Ignore. Editor will now automatically correct misspelled words as you type. A new green highlight will show you that a word has been autocorrected. In addition, Settings gives you a way to fine-tune your preferences for writing suggestions and personalize it even further.
Write anywhere Get writing assistance on sites like LinkedIn, Gmail, Facebook, and other favorites with this browser extension. If you want Editor's assistance in the Office apps where you write the most, open Word or Outlook on the web and get suggestions to improve your documents and email.
Get assistance in multiple languages Check spelling and grammar for up to three languages at the same time with multi-language proofing. Editor checks spelling in more than 80 languages and provides grammar checking and writing-style refinements in 21 languages.
Languages available for grammar and refinements: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
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Pros
- Corrects spelling and grammar mistakes
- Helpful for non-English speakers
- Corrects capitalization errors
- Provides word synonyms
- Free to use
Cons
- Inconsistent functionality on some websites
- Incorrect suggestions
- Annoying pop-ups and sign-in issues
- Word replacement issues
- Slower responsiveness
Most mentioned
- Comparisons with Grammarly
- Correction of spelling and grammar errors
- Sign-in issues
- Word replacement suggestions
- Useful for improving language skills
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Risk impact
Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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