M365 Changelog: Microsoft Editor Spellcheck and Grammar in SharePoint Pages

MC308286 – Updated May 10, 2022: Microsoft has updated the post to provide additional details. Thank you for your patience.

This update will add the Microsoft Editor service to SharePoint Pages and News and enabling their spellcheck and grammar capabilities. This will allow proofreading to take place in SharePoint without relying on the Editor browser extension. This feature changes the suggestion’s colors to monochrome when they’re shown on a themed background to increase visibility.

If you prefer to write without proofing, you can turn Editor off for a given page in Page details.

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This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88534.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: (select users and entire org) will begin rolling out in late December and expect to complete rollout previously mid-January.

Standard: will begin rolling out in mid-January and expect to complete rollout late April (previously early April).

How this will affect your organization:

Grammer suggestion

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Spelling suggestion

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Spelling suggestion on Dark background

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Authors of SharePoint Pages and News will be able to receive grammar and spellcheck suggestions.

What you need to do to prepare:

You might want to notify your users about this change and update your training and documentation as appropriate.

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