Pages - Fail to identify and correct incorrect spelling

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CanOpApollo Author

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Pages - Fail to identify and correct incorrect spelling

Pages fails to detect any spelling errors.

Mac OS is 14.7.5 (23H527)

Pages Version is 14.4 (7043.0.93)

Check spelling while typing is check marked

Check grammar with spelling is check marked

"Check document now" does not activate with either the keyboard command or the drop down menu pathing choice

The keyboard is set to English Canada under Settings -Keyboard -

I've used disk utility - First Aid and that did not correct the issue either.

Any help to get this corrected is appreciated.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.7

Posted on Sep 24, 2025 10:04 AM

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VikingOSX

Level 10

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Sep 25, 2025 5:32 AM in response to CanOpApollo

Additional to Tom Gewecke's contribution, do you have your topmost Preferred Language set to English (Canada) -- Primary in System Settings > General > Language & Region?

And on that same Language & Region panel, there is also an Applications section where you can customize language settings per application. Wondering outloud if adding Pages and System Default Language: English (Canada) to that category will further up your Spelling & Grammar results.

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