Pages User Guide for iCloud
- Welcome
- What’s new in Pages for iCloud
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Legal notices and acknowledgements
- Copyright

Check the spelling in a document in Pages for iCloud
You can turn on the spell checker so that misspelled words are displayed with a red dotted underline, and suggested corrections are shown.
Note: The Pages for iCloud spell checker is only available for some languages. If misspelled words aren’t underlined or if the suggestions seem wrong, a spell checker might not be available for the language you’re using.
- Click the More button  in the toolbar, then choose Preferences. in the toolbar, then choose Preferences.
- Make sure the “Check spelling while typing” checkbox is selected. 
- As you type in your document, click any underlined (misspelled) word, then do one of the following: - Click the suggested spelling you want to use. 
- Type a new word over the misspelled word. 
 
To turn off the spell checker, click the More button ![]() in the toolbar, choose Preferences, then deselect the “Check spelling while typing” checkbox.
 in the toolbar, choose Preferences, then deselect the “Check spelling while typing” checkbox.
Note: To add or remove words from the dictionary or spell-check in multiple languages, open the document in Pages for Mac, Pages for iPhone, or Pages for iPad.