The Text Editor does not have a built-in spelling checker, however, you can write the content for the web page in Microsoft Word and copy and paste into the Text Editor. Note: The web browser Firefox 2 does have a built-in spell checker.

To copy text from Microsoft Word; first copy the text into the clipboard. The return to the Text Editor and click on the Paste from Word button in the toolbar:

Paste from Microsoft Word button

The following window will appear:

Paste from Microsoft Word Window

Type Command-V (on a Macintosh) or Control-V (in Windows) to paste the text into the window. Then click on the ok button to add the text in the Text Editor box.