SCAYT Spell Check

Legacy editor only
The SCAYT option can only be used with Legacy editor. The Modern editor uses the built-in browser spell-check.

Turn on spell check as you type (SCAYT) spell check in KB settings > Article editor, using the Turn spellcheck on by default checkbox.

Legacy editor users can then select the ABC dropdown in the editor to set the Options that SCAYT uses, including:

  • Ignore All-Caps Words
  • Ignore Domain Names
  • Ignore Words with Mixed Case
  • Ignore Words with Numbers

You can also choose from the following Languages:

  • American English (default)
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • British English
  • Canadian English
  • Canadian French
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Latin
  • Norwegian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish

It also allows for an author-generated dictionary that is stored in a browser cookie. Once too large for a cookie, you can store the dictionary in your library.  

Most modern browsers have a built in spell checker, which is why the feature is off by default.