In firefox: tools > options > advanced > general. About half way down the dialog box is a space to spell check while you write.

Very timely. A letter to the Editor in today's paper says it all. Congratulations to Monique Cliche and her letter to the editor about changing the Ontario school curriculum. I say "back to the basics." Once a good foundation has been established the technology can then enhance the learning process. Consider the following: Eye road my hoarse two there house last weak but know won was their. Do ewe no wear they went? Eye rote this note using spell cheque; witch way is write? Can you imagine applications to Teachers College, any university, any business or industry being accepted from a person who relies solely on spellcheck? I was not corrected once by my spellcheck in the above note, yet it is all wrong.

iespell will work for your typing into the reply boxes here and other places on line that you would need it to. It should have put a little iespell icon on your browser toolbar. I never use IE anymore but I have used IEspell for years back when I did. What version of IE are you using? click up top on help then about IE and it will tell you the version. You might try Speckie add on. this might be helpful Add Spell Checking to Internet Explorer 9

everything! word, email, typing anywhere. window comes up, and if I don't catch it right away, all writing disappears, I know how to get that back, but why do I have to go thru the misery of spell check taking it away. using 7 as my operating system, been so darn good lately, I have endured long enuf now, would like some results.