Using Spell Catcher X with the Mac OS X Spelling Panel

Spell Catcher X integrates fully with the standard Mac OS X Spelling Panel. The Spelling Panel is available in almost every OS X application written using Cocoa, and in a growing number of Carbon applications.

Using Spell Catcher X with the Spelling Panel is basically the same as using Apple's built-in spelling services, but with more functionality. Spell Catcher X will detect all types of errors (but can only detect Missing Capitals and Repeated Words when you use the Spelling... and Check Spelling commands), play your Error Signal sounds, and even allow you to make Shorthand expansions.

An Example of Using the Spelling Panel with Spell Catcher X

• Launch TextEdit.
• Choose Spelling... from the Edit/Spelling submenu. Optionally turn on Check Spelling as You Type.

  

• Click the Dictionaries pop-up menu, and you will see Spell Catcher's languages listed along with the standard Apple offerings. Choose the Spell Catcher language you want to use.

  

• Right-click an error to see the suggestions for an underlined word.

  

• Spell Catcher X catches all kinds of errors, not just spelling.

  

• Spell Catcher X can play error sounds while using the Spelling Panel if you so desire. In Spell Catcher's Preferences window, Alerts pane, set the "When using the Spelling Panel" option, according to your liking.