How to confirm Spell Check settings in Microsoft Teams?

Hi @Nick Taiber (St. Martin) 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Forum. Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experience.

I completely understand how disruptive it can be when Teams flags every English word as misspelled.

Based on my testing and research, let’s go through some troubleshooting steps to verify and adjust your spell check settings to ensure English is recognized correctly.

1. Check Spell Check Settings in Teams: If this setting is off, Teams may flag all words as misspelled.

In Microsoft Teams, click your profile picture and select Settings. Under the General tab, verify that the Language is set to English (or your preferred language). In the Editor spellcheck section, there should be a toggle or a checkbox here, please ensure it's turned "On" or checked. If you change anything, restart Teams to apply the changes.

2. Quick Check on Your Computer’s Language Settings: While Microsoft Teams has its own language settings, your computer’s system language can also influence how spell check behaves.

For Windows users: Go to Start > Settings > Time & Language > Language & region. Ensure your preferred version of English is set as the display language. Then, check the Spelling, typing & keyboard settings (often under "Typing") to confirm that English spell check is enabled.

For Mac users: Open System Settings > Keyboard > Text Input. Make sure English is listed and prioritized among your preferred languages.

After making any changes, it may help to fully restart Teams to ensure the updates take effect. 

I truly appreciate your patience and hope you’ll be able to resolve this quickly.

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