CNET Editors' review
Spelling checkers keep those of us who never won a spelling bee from looking like high-school dropouts. IESpell's spelling checker for Microsoft Internet Explorer provides a safety net for interactive message boards and Web-based e-mail.
We found it unobtrusive, convenient, accurate, and fast. When you want to check your spelling, activate the program from the Tools menu, the toolbar button, or the right-click menu. The intuitive interface resembles that of any other spelling checker, with options for adding words to its dictionary and for ignoring URLs and e-mail addresses. It also provides a direct link to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, giving you the opportunity to expand your vocabulary as you work.
Though we wish IESpell could have fixed punctuation errors and checked our spelling as we typed, we were happy it detected all our misspelled words and offered spelling suggestions. This is a great free tool for the orthographically challenged.
Publisher's Description
From Red Egg Software:
IESpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell-checks text-input boxes on a Web page. It should come in particularly handy for users who do a lot of Web-based text entry (Web mail, forums, blogs, diaries). Even if your Web application already includes spell-checking functionality, this utility is faster than a server-side solution. Plus, you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications instead of having to maintain separate ones on each application.
ieSpell is in the Internet Explorer Add-ons & Plug-ins category of the Browsers section.
What's new in this version: Version 2.6.4 build 573 fixes an issue with spell checking large documents (>30k characters) with lots of custom tags (e.g. Wikipedia pages). The text parsing code was rewritten to make it more robust and alot quicker too.
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All versions:
4.2 starsout of 371 votes
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Current version:
4.2 starsout of 129 votes
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"very useful"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
great for checking spelling on blogs or forums
Cons
would be good if checked spelling as typed rather than only when click spell check button
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"It can't spell"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
None, the dictionary used is not proper English,
Cons
It can't differentiate between two words with the same meaning, and it also needs to use a proper Oxford dictionary
Summary
Mine has started to add together the word to be corrected with the last word behind it, and add the last two letters of the word word behind to the end of the word to be corrected after the correction.
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"This is one great program."
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
Fast accurate checking, really easy-to-use
Cons
It only uses American English
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"Does what it's supposed to. Pity it uses USA spelling."
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
It is really good as has been stated many times already
Cons
It is American. So spelling is often wrong
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"Good easy to use spell checker."
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
Takes up very little memory, and uses no space on your IE tool-bar
Cons
For some reason on Facebook it wants to run through all the spell checks TWICE, then goes and RE-spell checks your previous Posts that you have done and are still on your current page, yet you have ALREADY spell checked them AND ALREADY posted them, then it defaults to the top of the page and you must browse back down the page just to actually find your post and hit Enter, just to post your latest posting.
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"Life Saver!"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
It's like having an invisible dictionary follow your every move, then when you misspell something it not only alerts you to the fact, it gives you the correct spelling!
Cons
NONE, works every time!
Summary
Perfect, and works in almost every application.
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"great software, Cheers!!"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
great software, Cheers!!
Cons
None,l very useful
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"Deos perfectly as advertized"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
easy to use, perfect for spellchecking when writing/posting in forums.
Cons
none that i can see
Summary
get it, a no brainer
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"Great Program"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
There are lots of words available in it's "vocabulary."
Cons
The only thing I wish the program would offer is the option to keep it on full time or not.
Summary
Even the most maticulous speller makes mistakes, especially when tired and/or distracted.
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"It's a decent Add-On"
Version: ieSpell 2.6.4 build 573
Pros
Does what it says. Spell checks everything that's been typed into forms. Great. Love it.
Cons
It doesn't really replace the whole misspelling. Just the beginning and doesn't keep the spaces between words.
Summary
It's a great add-on for those who make spelling mistakes. There are a couple tweaks that would benefit the typer, such as the words don't fully get replaced and the spaces between words get deleted. So, I have to constantly go back and add spaces and remove the remaining letters that the spell checker doesn't remove. Still, all-in-all, it's a great add-on and I'll continue using it, I just hope they fix the minor errors.
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