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Versoworks describes Speckie as the first spell-checker for Internet Explorer. This free add-on brings real-time spell-checking to text entry fields in Microsoft's Web browser. It's compatible with the latest versions of Internet Explorer, including IE 9.
We downloaded and installed Speckie, which is larger and involves more steps than the typical browser add-on. We opened IE, which notified us that Speckie was active. We clicked Enable, and then clicked Speckie Settings on IE's Tools menu. While the add-on offers only a few options, we could also add additional language dictionaries or custom dictionaries via the settings page. Speckie proved very easy to use. For example, we browsed to a Web site and entered some text in the site search tool. Speckie underlined the term in red, the default color (which can be changed). We right-clicked the text box, and an extensive pop-up menu offered several spelling suggestions as well as choices such as Add to Dictionary and Ignore All; we could also access Speckie's settings from this menu. We found nothing to fault in Speckie's spell-checking capabilities, and its Updates and other functions all worked fine, too.
We think Speckie is a great idea that can save a lot of wasted time and confusion by checking your spelling in IE as you type. It's great for searches, data entry fields, and other daily business, but just think about how great it is to be able to check your spelling in online forums and similar postings before you hit Send.
Publisher's Description
From Versoworks:
Speckie is a real time spell checker for Internet Explorer. It is the first and only dedicated real-time spell check for Internet Explorer and is fully compatible with the latest Internet Explorer 9.
What's new in this version: Version 5.8.0 has added an installer property for the workaround and fixed a rare crash with Focalpoint accounting app.
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All versions:
3.8 starsout of 18 votes
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Current version:
5.0 starsout of 2 votes
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"It works very well."
Version: Speckie 5.8.0
Pros
Installs easily and you don't notice it's there until you need it.`
Cons
None that I've seen.
Summary
Just right click on the highlighted word and it offers several solutions. Some days when you have a brain cramp and you swear that you have the right spelling of a word, is no longer a problem with Speckie. It just works automatically, something that IE should have had from the beginning, a spell checker.
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"NUMERO UNO IE ADDON,TEACHES REDMOND A LESSON.PERIOD."
Version: Speckie 5.8.0
Pros
nearly flawless working,needs no help file,simple options that do not confuse you,tiny and responsive,a mini dictionary at your beck and call 24x7,works unobtrusively and in perfect tandem with internet explorer,doesnt boggle an already slow ie down at all.
Cons
hardly any i can think about.well could highlighting the particular word have more colourful and designer options,like the one you can do with cursor styling?
Summary
lean and responsive.a feature redmond never thought about adding to their bundled browser.unarguably one of the best indepedent and useful addon ie can be associated with filling up a critical shortcoming.unlike the largely useless and mostly outdated addons that ieaddongallery offers this one is regularly updated by versoworks developers.a brilliant piece of plugin that users love and marvel at and that comes as an eyeopener to ie team at redmond.
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