Visual Studio spell checker

An editor extension that checks the spelling of comments, strings, and plain text.

Installation

1. Download the plugin:

   • For Visual Studio 2022: In Visual Studio, go to Extensions > Extensions Manager and search in the online tab for "Visual Studio Spell Checker (VS 2022 and Later)".

   • For Visual Studio 2017 and 2019: Download the plugin from https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EWoodruff.VisualStudioSpellCheckerVS2017andLater

   • For Visual Studio 2015, 2013: Download the plugin from https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/a23de100-31a1-405c-b4b7-d6be40c3dfff.

   • For Visual Studio 2010: Download the plugin from https://github.com/EWSoftware/VSSpellChecker/releases.

2. Open the file

3. Click Install.

4. Click Close.

Configuration

In Visual Studio, select Tools > Spell Checker > Edit Global Configuration.

Dictionary Settings page:

• Language should be set to English, United States (en-US).

Global Spell Checker Configuration Settings: Dictionary Settings

XML Files page:

• This page displays two columns: Ignored XML Elements and Spell Checked Attributes.

  
  Global Spell Checker Configuration Settings: XML Files

  • The Ignored XML Elements column allows you to add XML elements that should be ignored by the spell checker.

    For example, the following elements can be added: LengthType, Type, RawType.

  • The Spell Checked Attributes column allows you to add XML attributes that should be ignored by the spell checker.

    For example, the following attribute can be added: name.

  Note

  The name of XML elements and attributes is case sensitive.