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Word 2007 Spell Check Issues
Ok, First since I did not see my original post I assumed I messed up. If I ended up duplicating it, I apologize. I believe I have read everything posted, but am still not sure why spell check will not recognize the obvious errors. I believe I have double and triple checked everything that has been mentioned and with the exception of the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US which I did not find, I am at a loss. The machine was recently updated from Office 2003 to Office 2007. I went through the other Office apps and made sure that their settings were not conflicting with Word's. There is a custom Dictionary, I can get rid of it if required. I thought of looking for the default dictionary so I could copy one from another machine, but now I do not think that will work, as I could not find it. I am not too familiar with working with the registry, so more information on creating a new entry would need to be provided. Thanks, D -- ctfan240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ctfan240's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=35794 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=734509 http://forums.techarena.in |
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Word 2007 Spell Check Issues
http://help.lockergnome.com/office/W...derasc-20.html has the solution for our problems! Thanks 'acureformyproblems' for your suggestions! M -- marcelg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ marcelg's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=39263 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=734509 http://forums.techarena.in |
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Word 2007 Spell Check Issues
Marcelg, thanks for the post, but here is roughly how we fixed the problem. First, the why it happened. When we finally called Microsoft, the nice support person indicated, Office 2003 used 32 bit encryption or format (something) and Office 2007 used 64 bit whatever. The numbers could also have been 16 to 32 but you get the drift. Anyway, if you open Word, go to options, get to the addins dialog box, then set it to look for disabled addins. Guess what should be there, spell checker. Re-enable it and everything will work fine. I would give the specific steps but my daughter has her machine back and I'm still on 2003. HTH D -- ctfan240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ctfan240's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=35794 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=734509 http://forums.techarena.in |
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Word 2007 Spell Check Issues
Hi Beth et al:
I tried this and I still do not have a functioning spell checker in Word 2007 (or Outlook or any office app). * H * E * L * P * Chris "Beth Melton" wrote: First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell check begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to start working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will only happen once.) If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed on the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word. Please let us know if this resolves the issue. This resolution, found by Bob Buckland on another forum, has been only recently been confirmed by Microsoft. :-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "JaclynK" wrote in message ... When creating a new document in word 2007, obvious mispelled words are not picked up by the spell checker. All settings and options have been double check by my IT department, however it still does not work. The message states " The spelling and grammer check is complete" but the mistakes are not picked up. When I used the trial version I did not have any problems with this, however once my office bought the full version spell check is no longer working. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. |
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Word 2007 Spell Check Issues
Beth--
WAIT! I spoke too soon! Your registry key edit worked! I now have spell check functioning in MS Word 2007. *W * H * E * W * 'da best Beth! It seems like a small thing but to have my docs go out without spell checking was pretty challenging. It really has an impact on perceived professionalism. Thanks again! Chris "Stick Stickus" wrote: I re-installed the English dictionary from office 2003 and this worked. Unfortunately the 'Read Mail' button on the command toolbar doesn't now. I access outlook from the outlook icon instead. Regards Stick "Beth Melton" wrote in message ... First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell check begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to start working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will only happen once.) If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed on the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word. Please let us know if this resolves the issue. This resolution, found by Bob Buckland on another forum, has been only recently been confirmed by Microsoft. :-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "JaclynK" wrote in message ... When creating a new document in word 2007, obvious mispelled words are not picked up by the spell checker. All settings and options have been double check by my IT department, however it still does not work. The message states " The spelling and grammer check is complete" but the mistakes are not picked up. When I used the trial version I did not have any problems with this, however once my office bought the full version spell check is no longer working. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. |
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Word 2007 Spell Check Issues
Possible fix?
I have struggled with this problem and think I found the answer. It seems that Office 2007 disables the english dictionary because it may causes problems with Outlook Express. To turn the dictionary back on goto: Microsoft Office Button Word Options Ad Ins Manage (select disabled items) Click on the english dictionary and re-enable it Close Word and restart. My spell check now works fine. Not sure if it causes other problems yet Lance "JaclynK" wrote: When creating a new document in word 2007, obvious mispelled words are not picked up by the spell checker. All settings and options have been double check by my IT department, however it still does not work. The message states " The spelling and grammer check is complete" but the mistakes are not picked up. When I used the trial version I did not have any problems with this, however once my office bought the full version spell check is no longer working. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. |
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"Beth Melton" wrote: First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell check begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to start working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will only happen once.) If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed on the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word. Please let us know if this resolves the issue. This resolution, found by Bob Buckland on another forum, has been only recently been confirmed by Microsoft. :-) Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "JaclynK" wrote in message ... When creating a new document in word 2007, obvious mispelled words are not picked up by the spell checker. All settings and options have been double check by my IT department, however it still does not work. The message states " The spelling and grammer check is complete" but the mistakes are not picked up. When I used the trial version I did not have any problems with this, however once my office bought the full version spell check is no longer working. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. The deleting of the registry key does works after all for my case. Thanks Beth Melton =) Maybe u all could try it also if u manage to come across this article. |
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I opened the registry editory and could not find the file listed that you mentioned to delete: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US" The only file listed was "Default." Per another posting, I switched my Language Preferences to English (Australia) and restarted. This did not fix issue. The preferences to hide spelling errors isn't checked. Any other suggestions? -- jlobaza ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jlobaza's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=51231 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=734509 http://forums.techarena.in |
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Word 2007 Spell Check Issues
"jlobaza" wrote in message
... I opened the registry editory and could not find the file listed that you mentioned to delete: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US" The only file listed was "Default." Per another posting, I switched my Language Preferences to English (Australia) and restarted. This did not fix issue. The preferences to hide spelling errors isn't checked. Any other suggestions? In the Office Setup (Add/Remove Programs) under Office Shared Features make sure the Proofing Tools are set to "Run from My Computer" -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx |
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Word 2007 Spell Check Issues
Thanks Beth...Feel kind of stupid asking this, but I don't know where to access "Office Setup (Add/Remove Programs) under Office Shared Features." I'm running Vista with Word 2007. Tried looking for it, but to no avail. -- jlobaza ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jlobaza's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=51231 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=734509 http://forums.techarena.in |
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