Grammar Checking and Spell checking

I use a Mac laptop for Scrivener. I can see the button for Grammar check which should allow me to perform a grammar check, but I cannot “click” on this button.

Further, contrary to what I read in the manual, I cannot spell check as I go through a document.

Any help on these points is appreciated.
Brian

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Hi Brian,

If a menu item is greyed out, it usually means that the cursor isn’t where it needs to be to perform that action. In the case of spellcheck or grammar check, that likely means that your cursor isn’t active in the main editor. You may, for example, have clicked into the binder. You’ll need to click into the main editor to make your cursor active there and then try again.

Under Edit → Spelling and Gramamar there are options to check spelling and grammar while writing. If you toggle those on (they’ll show a checkmark if they’re enbabled), you’ll see the types of squiggly lines under words you’re likely accustomed to in Word and other editors. You can then right-click/control-click those words to make corrections as you’re writing.

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I had this problem with the Grammar Check button. In my case this was a problem with un installation of “grammarly” for another programme. I deleted “grammarly” but this installation interfered with the Mac-Spell-Routines.

Scrivener uses the spelling-subroutines from the Mac-System and has no inside spelling-routine. For this reason it is useless to reinstall Scrivener. But if you look to the standard programme: textedit the function „grammar-spell“ isn’t working either.

To solve the problem go to systemconfiguration on the “apple”. Then go to „keyboard“. Then go to „text“. When spelling is checked „on“ you have to turn it off. Restart the computer if necessary and then go to the same menu and turn now the button „spelling“ „ON“. Now when you go to textedit. The spelling function will work and it works either in Scrivener.

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Hi Chris
Thanks for this information and reply. I think my conclusion is that Scrivener, while really excellent in some elements, is simply more than I need in a writing tool. So, I’ve switched to Atticus which is for me better in line with my requirements.
All the best,