why cam't i add some surnames without the the red dotted line under the surname.

+3 votes
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in WikiTree Help by Daniel Wolff G2G Rookie (220 points)
recategorized by Lynda Crackett

4 Answers

+5 votes
I suspect that is a spell-checker. If you key in Wolf there's no red line? It appears when you add the 2nd 'f'?
by Living McCormick G2G6 Mach 6 (60.0k points)
it's supposed to be 2 f's.

Just ignore it. The spell checker doesn't have all possible spellings of all possible words and names that are similar to common words but different will show the red line.

+3 votes
Without being able to see what's happening on your end, I think that red line is the standard red line that appears whenever you type something that is not a recognized English word, just like when you write documents with a word processor.
by Living Botkin G2G6 Mach 3 (39.6k points)
0 votes

Depending on your browser, you may be able to add words to its dictionary.

On Firefox, I highlight the word, right click with my mouse, and see a menu with Add to Dictionary as one of the functions.

Once I add a word to my browser's dictionary, the red-dotted line no longer appears for that word.

by Lindy Jones G2G6 Pilot (256k points)
+1 vote
The spell-checker (red dotted line under a word/name) is a feature of your browser -- not this, or any other site.
by Dennis Wheeler G2G6 Pilot (575k points)

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