No spell check in new docs

[Mr Cellophane]

Hello,

For some reason I can no longer spell check new docs.

Old docs spell check OK but in new ones it does not recognise any errors even if I misspell things
to test it.

Office 2003 pro running on XP any ideas as to why it should suddenly have stopped?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

It is likely that the words not being checked are formatted for no proofing.

Open one of the documents and press Shift-F1. Then click on one of the
misspelled words. Word will display the formatting applied to that Word (and
the source of the formatting).

If it says "no proofing" or "do not check spelling and grammar" you need to
modify the language setting. Select your entire document (Ctrl-A) and use
Tools > Language to change the setting.

This would likely be set in your normal.dot template. If that template does
not contain other customizations you want to keep, just rename it, with Word
closed. Otherwise, you'll need to edit one or more styles in your normal.dot
template. If you need to do this, write back for directions.
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[Mr Cellophane]

It is likely that the words not being checked are formatted for no proofing.

Open one of the documents and press Shift-F1. Then click on one of the misspelled words. Word will
display the formatting applied to that Word (and the source of the formatting).

If it says "no proofing" or "do not check spelling and grammar" you need to modify the language
setting. Select your entire document (Ctrl-A) and use Tools > Language to change the setting.

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Excellent sorted now
ta