Google Spells for Writers
This close to Halloween forgives any misunderstandings -- I am not referring to incantations or magic you can perform with Google products, although I've see mysterious search strings produce fantastic results. I am referring to literal spelling help via the Google tool bar. See? There! It just did it. I typed "toolbar", being prone to iSpeak, and a faint dotted red line appeared under the word as I am creating this message within a posting box at Blogger. If I right click on the underlined word, I am presented with a menu of actions and suggested variants or correct spelling. Something similar happens automatically when I key a word into the Google tool bar's search window within my browser. In this case, I'm using the one for Firefox, but Google also provides a version for Internet Explorer and a few other browsers/systems, including Mac OS X 10.2+ and Linux. I didn't even know about this spelling feature when I downloaded the program, but it is listed along with many others. I just love it. I think it is better than sliced bread!Labels: technology, writers
posted by Georganna Hancock M.S. | 8:04 AM
2 Comments:
I hear you! You can always tear off a hunk of bread, but spell-checking is a must have. Back in the day, before this nifty tool, writing comments sans spellcheck was nerve-racking - spelling in public is worse even than reading aloud in public. I had to type very carefully and know where my dictionary was at all times.
I'm guessing you never entered spelling bees, either, Wendell?
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