Question: Using Spell Check

I read and re-read the manual on using spell check but can not get it to work. For example, I open maple to a fresh worksheet, and at the prompt type in now is the qoittja. Then I go to tools and select spell chek. Instantly I get a small popup message that says spell check complete but it didn't find the obvious mistake (quoittja is not a word). What in the world is going on here? How do I use spell check? Could you offer an example please? Thanks.
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