preceding steps. To remove files, select the files in the list and press Delete. Removing an attachment does not, of course, delete or otherwise affect the file on your computer. Spell-checking So your e-mail is beautifully tricked out in colors and styles, and even contains some interesting prose, too. There's just one problem - that spelling of mundain doesn't look quite right, but you'd rather not use a more, uh, boring word. Fortunately, Thunderbird offers integrated spell-checking. Now you can focus on the e-mail itself, and not minor nuisances like the English language. Thunderbird identifies misspelled words as you type, and it can also guide you through the spell-checking process, which comes in handy for longer e-mails with more misspellings. I discuss both methods in the following two sections. Spell-checking as you type Like Microsoft Word and many other word processors, Thunderbird automatically checks your spelling as you type and underlines misspelled words with a dotted red line. When you right-click the word, Thunderbird displays a list of suggestions at the top of the contextual menu, as shown in Figure 10-8. You can choose a suggestion to replace the misspelled word or fix the word manually. Figure 10-8: Thunderbird's integrated spell-checking feature helps you avoid sloppy e-mails. Sometimes Thunderbird complains about words that are actually spelled correctly, such as slang, names, or other proper nouns. To prevent Thunderbird from complaining about occurrences of the word in this particular e-mail, right-click the word and choose Ignore Word from the contextual menu. To prevent Thunderbird from identifying the word as misspelled in this and all future e-mails, choose Add to Dictionary to add it to Thunderbird's dictionary. Using the guided spell-checking feature The method I describe in the preceding section is handy for a misspelled word or two, but might be cumbersome for long e-mails with many misspellings. If you prefer to have Thunderbird guide you through the spell-checking process, follow these simple steps: 1. Click the Spell button on the toolbar. The Check Spelling window appears to indicate the status of the spell-checking process, If Thunderbird finds no misspelled words, it says so. In that case, click Close to close the window, and skip the remaining instructions. Otherwise, Thunderbird displays the first misspelled word in bold and offers a list of suggested corrections. 2. If the word is in fact misspelled, select one of Thunderbird's suggested corrections, or type in your own correction in the Replace With text box. I say "if the word is in fact misspelled" because Thunderbird doesn't know your mother-in-law's name (and maybe that's a good thing) and some pop-culture lingo. You can use the Ignore buttons to ignore these words for this e-mail only. If you use the words often and don't want the spell-check feature to complain about them again, click the Add Word button to add the word to Thunderbird's dictionary. Tip If you enter your own correction, you can spell-check it by clicking the Check Word button. 3. After you correct or ignore the misspelled word, click the Recheck Page button to continue spell-checking the rest of the e-mail. Repeat until Thunderbird indicates No misspelled words. Sending your e-mail When your e-mail is spell-checked and ready to go, simply click the Send button to send it. To send an e-mail quickly by using the keyboard, press Ctrl+Enter (or +Enter on the Mac). When you send an e-mail this way, Thunderbird asks you to confirm the send to make sure you didn't press those keys accidentally, so click Send in the