SPC - Configuring Spellproof
Configuring languages and dictionaries for Spellproof is easy. Just follow the instructions below to customize your experience!
Configure Spellproof - as System Admin
1. Find Spellproof Configuration
Spellproof can be configured by System Admins to set global and space languages, and also custom dictionaries per language.
Tips
- To configure Spellproof Languages and Dictionaries on the Confluence Administration screen, you need to have System Admin access
- To start configuration, Spellproof needs to be installed and licensed on Confluence Server and Data Center(refer to Getting Started with Spellproof page)
To open Spellproof Configuration,
Log in to Confluence with a System Admin account
Click the "Administration" link in the Confluence header and select "General configuration"
Click the "Spellproof Configuration" link in the sidebar (under the Configuration menu)
You can now view the Spellproof Configuration page with two tabs
Languages tab
Dictionaries tab
2. Configure Languages for Spellproof
The Languages configuration tab allows you to configure
- Spellproof Global Language
- Spellproof Space Language
Tips
- Spellproof provides spelling, grammar and style support in multiple languages, namely, Chinese, English (UK), English (US), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, and Spanish
- Spellproof languages can be configured globally, per space and per page. For page language configuration, refer to Configure Page Language for Spellproof section
a. Spellproof Global Language
The Global Language is the default language used to spellcheck when no Space Language has been specified for each space within Confluence. If not configured, the Global Language defaults to the language set on the user's browser.
To configure the Global Language for Spellproof
Hit the "Edit" icon under the Languages configuration tab on the Spellproof Configuration page
Select one of these options from the 'Global Language' dropdown list:
Automatically detect browser setting (Default option)
Chinese
English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish
Hit the "Save" button
Your Global Language setting for Spellproof will now be saved.
b. Spellproof Space Language
The Space Language is the language specified to spellcheck for each space within Confluence. If not configured, the Space Language defaults to the Global Language setting for each space.
To configure a Space Language for each space within Confluence:
Hit the "Edit" icon under the Languages configuration tab on the Spellproof Configuration page
For each space within Confluence, select one of the following options from the 'Language' dropdown box:
Use Global Language (Default option)
Chinese
English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish
Hit the "Save" button
Your Space Language setting for each space within Confluence will now be saved.
3. Configure Dictionaries for Spellproof
The Dictionaries configuration tab allows users to
- add custom words to dictionary
- remove custom words from dictionary
Tips
- Spellproof supports dictionaries in multiple languages, namely, Chinese, English (UK), English (US), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, and Spanish
- Spellproof dictionaries are unique per language supported by Spellproof
a. Add Dictionary Word
To add a new custom word to a Dictionary:
- Click on the Dictionaries configuration tab on the Spellproof Configuration page
- Select a language from the list of languages supported by Spellproof
- Enter a custom word in the 'Add a new word' field on the selected language's Dictionary page
- Hit the "Add Word" button
Your custom word will be now be added as a Dictionary word to the Dictionary page for the selected language, along with the date the word was added, and the user who added it.
Note: The Dictionary page also displays custom words added by Confluence users' to Confluence pages using Spellproof (refer to Spelling Errors "Add to Dictionary" option for help with this feature).
b. Remove Dictionary Word
To remove a custom word from a Dictionary:
- Click on the Dictionaries configuration tab on the Spellproof Configuration page
- Select a language from the list of languages supported by Spellproof
- Select the Dictionary word to be deleted using the checkbox field
- Click the "Delete Selected" button
Your custom word will be now be removed from the Dictionary page for the selected language.
Note: You can also remove multiple words from the Dictionary page or select multiple words using the "Select All" checkbox field in the table header.
Configure Spellproof - as Space Admin
1. Find Space Tools
Spellproof can be used by Space Admins to configure space languages per space within Confluence.
Tips
- To configure Spellproof Languages on the Space Tools screen, you need to have Space Admin access
- Space Languages can be configured by both System Admins and Space Admins
To find Space Tools Configuration,
Log in to Confluence with a Space Admin account
- Open the Space for which you want to change the Space Language
- Expand the Space sidebar on the left panel of the screen
Click the "Space Tools" link in the Space sidebar to access the Space Tools menu
Select the "Apps" option in the Space Tools menu
You can now view the Spellproof app section where you can configure a specific language for this space
2. Configure Space Language for Spellproof
The Space Tools screen allows Space Admins to configure a Space Language for Spellproof, and this language is used to spellcheck each space.
Tips
- Changes made to Space Language on the Space Tools screen will be automatically be reflected as the Space Language on the Confluence Administration screen and vice versa (both fields hold the same Space Language value)
- If Space Language is not configured by the Space Admin, the Space Language defaults to the Global Language setting (refer to Configure Spellproof - As System Admin section 2a).
To configure a Space Language for each space within Confluence:
- Open the Space for which you want to change the Space Language
- On the Space Tools → Apps screen, select one of the following options from the 'Space Language' dropdown box:
- Use Global Language (Default option)
- Chinese
- English (United Kingdom)
- English (United States)
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Russian
- Spanish
- Hit the "Save" button
Your Space Language setting for Spellproof for this space will now be saved.