# Editor Options: Spellchecker

Use this tab to specify various options related to the Source Editor spellchecker.

This panel contains the following elements.

Element | Description
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Use in | Select the file types for which you want to switch on the checking.
Dictionaries | Lists the dictionaries used for spell checking. You can add and remove dictionaries using the appropriate buttons. A dictionary is a file with a list of words where every word is located on a new line. You need to specify the encoding of a dictionary file and for which locale it should be used when adding a dictionary via the Add Dictionary dialog box.
Default locale | Specify the locale to be used when there is no other locale is defined for the given dictionary.

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