Outlook spelling checker does not find misspelled words.

[Jesse James]

I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover that I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or finds it. I had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button to the tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not underline the
mispelled words.

 

[Jesse James]

More to the problem. I just rechecked Word 2007 after determining that Word
found the mispelled word to find that now Word again does not find the
misspelled word. the only thing I did was to try the spelling checker in
Outlook and it failed. Then I tried it in Word and it failed. Both programs
come up with "The spelling check is complete" and does not find the errors.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

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[Jesse James]

Diane;

All I have to do is type abcjudj and then hit the check spelling button to
get the finished checking spelling response. This is done on a new document
and I have tried highlighting the word with the same response. I can write a
paragraph and go back and misspell a word and then check spelling and all I
get is the finished dialog box. I never see the wavey underline in red.

Thanks fo ryour help.
--
Jesse James

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover that I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The
spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or finds it. I
had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button to the
tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not underline the
mispelled words.

 

[Jesse James]

Further to the described problem, a problem that occured about a week ago has
returned. The reading panel does not sync with the email list and if you make
the view with the reading pane off then return to a reading pane to the
right, the "off" version of the view does not repaint or go away.

This is very frustrating.
--
Jesse James

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover that I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The
spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or finds it. I
had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button to the
tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not underline the
mispelled words.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

if you right click on the misspelled words, what do you see?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Diane;

All I have to do is type abcjudj and then hit the check spelling button to
get the finished checking spelling response. This is done on a new
document
and I have tried highlighting the word with the same response. I can write
a
paragraph and go back and misspell a word and then check spelling and all
I
get is the finished dialog box. I never see the wavey underline in red.

Thanks fo ryour help.
--
Jesse James

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp
laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover that
I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The
spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or finds it.
I
had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button to the
tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not underline
the
mispelled words.

 

[Jesse James]

If you right click on the word to be spell checked it brings up the dialog
box to change the font, paragraph, bullets, numbering, etc. As I said if you
highlight it and then click on check spelling you get the "outlook finished
checking this selection do you want to continue checking the rest of the
document. Now "adsfasdfadsfa" is a miss spelled word where I went to school.
No red underline.

--
Jesse James

if you right click on the misspelled words, what do you see?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Diane;

All I have to do is type abcjudj and then hit the check spelling button to
get the finished checking spelling response. This is done on a new
document
and I have tried highlighting the word with the same response. I can write
a
paragraph and go back and misspell a word and then check spelling and all
I
get is the finished dialog box. I never see the wavey underline in red.

Thanks fo ryour help.
--
Jesse James

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp
laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover that
I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The
spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or finds it.
I
had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button to the
tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not underline
the
mispelled words.

 

[mjhess44]

I have the exact same problem. If anyone knows of a solution, please let me
know.
(e-mail address removed)

If you right click on the word to be spell checked it brings up the dialog
box to change the font, paragraph, bullets, numbering, etc. As I said if you
highlight it and then click on check spelling you get the "outlook finished
checking this selection do you want to continue checking the rest of the
document. Now "adsfasdfadsfa" is a miss spelled word where I went to school.
No red underline.

--
Jesse James

if you right click on the misspelled words, what do you see?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Diane;

All I have to do is type abcjudj and then hit the check spelling button to
get the finished checking spelling response. This is done on a new
document
and I have tried highlighting the word with the same response. I can write
a
paragraph and go back and misspell a word and then check spelling and all
I
get is the finished dialog box. I never see the wavey underline in red.

Thanks fo ryour help.
--
Jesse James


:

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp
laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover that
I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The
spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or finds it.
I
had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button to the
tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not underline
the
mispelled words.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Check the style for the words - is it set to ignore misspelled words? This
setting is under Languages.

In 2007, Format Text tab, Change Styles button. Click the little arrow in
the lower right corner to expand the Styles pane. Select the text and the
style it uses will highlight - click it to show the dropdown arrow and
select Modify from the menu. Then choose Format from the lower left of the
Modify Style dialog - look in Languages for the spelling setting.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I have the exact same problem. If anyone knows of a solution, please let
me
know.
(e-mail address removed)

If you right click on the word to be spell checked it brings up the
dialog
box to change the font, paragraph, bullets, numbering, etc. As I said if
you
highlight it and then click on check spelling you get the "outlook
finished
checking this selection do you want to continue checking the rest of the
document. Now "adsfasdfadsfa" is a miss spelled word where I went to
school.
No red underline.

--
Jesse James

if you right click on the misspelled words, what do you see?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Diane;

All I have to do is type abcjudj and then hit the check spelling
button to
get the finished checking spelling response. This is done on a new
document
and I have tried highlighting the word with the same response. I can
write
a
paragraph and go back and misspell a word and then check spelling and
all
I
get is the finished dialog box. I never see the wavey underline in
red.

Thanks fo ryour help.
--
Jesse James


:

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you
know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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message
I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp
laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after
the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover
that
I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The
spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or
finds it.
I
had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button
to the
tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not
underline
the
mispelled words.

 

[mjhess44]

It was not set to ignore words. I found my solution on another website. I
had to rename one of my registry entries. I have not deleted my old registry
entry yet and will probably just leave it in there. Here are the steps I
followed.

1. Close Word [or other office program(s)]
2. Run Regedit
3. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
Tools\1.0
4. Right-click and rename 1.0 to zz 1.0 (i.e. put letters in front of
folder name)
5. Close Registry Editor.
6. Launch Word and type a misspelled word. The word should recognized as
misspelled and be underlined in red.

Going back in to the registry editor (i.e. Run Regedit), you'll notice that
when Word was launched, it re-created the 1.0 folder and its entries.

I think this happened because I was originally operating Office 2003. Then
I downloaded a trial version of OneNote 2007. Then I decided to purchase
Office 2007. During the Office 2007 installation, I chose to keep my Office
2003 programs because I wanted some time to learn the new office programs
while being able to get things done on a timely basis using the old office
suite. Later, I decided to uninstall Office 2003 once I got the hang of
Office 2007. I'm not sure when during this process Word 2007 stopped
recognizing misspelled words.

Check the style for the words - is it set to ignore misspelled words? This
setting is under Languages.

In 2007, Format Text tab, Change Styles button. Click the little arrow in
the lower right corner to expand the Styles pane. Select the text and the
style it uses will highlight - click it to show the dropdown arrow and
select Modify from the menu. Then choose Format from the lower left of the
Modify Style dialog - look in Languages for the spelling setting.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I have the exact same problem. If anyone knows of a solution, please let
me
know.
(e-mail address removed)

If you right click on the word to be spell checked it brings up the
dialog
box to change the font, paragraph, bullets, numbering, etc. As I said if
you
highlight it and then click on check spelling you get the "outlook
finished
checking this selection do you want to continue checking the rest of the
document. Now "adsfasdfadsfa" is a miss spelled word where I went to
school.
No red underline.

--
Jesse James


:

if you right click on the misspelled words, what do you see?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Diane;

All I have to do is type abcjudj and then hit the check spelling
button to
get the finished checking spelling response. This is done on a new
document
and I have tried highlighting the word with the same response. I can
write
a
paragraph and go back and misspell a word and then check spelling and
all
I
get is the finished dialog box. I never see the wavey underline in
red.

Thanks fo ryour help.
--
Jesse James


:

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you
know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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message
I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp
laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after
the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover
that
I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The
spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or
finds it.
I
had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button
to the
tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not
underline
the
mispelled words.

 

[Jesse James]

MJ;

Because i did not receive a reply from support I wandered around in the
options for Word. They are reached by going to the File menu in word (the
stupid button programmed by some guy in India to replace the "File" menu
option) and if you look closely at the bottom you will see a selection for
options that used to be under "tools". This is a new microsoft game to see if
we can find the features we had in a program that worked just fine.

Anyway, in the options you can select the language you want to have as the
default. Believe it or not, even if you have only one language listed
(obviously English) it is not the default langue for spelling and has to be
selected. Once selected you will get the red underline and the spelling
checker will work once again. If this had been programmed by an American we
would not have these problems.

If you get lost in the options, use the help program ( no it does not work
with F1 anymore) and look for default language.



--
Jesse James

I have the exact same problem. If anyone knows of a solution, please let me
know.
(e-mail address removed)

If you right click on the word to be spell checked it brings up the dialog
box to change the font, paragraph, bullets, numbering, etc. As I said if you
highlight it and then click on check spelling you get the "outlook finished
checking this selection do you want to continue checking the rest of the
document. Now "adsfasdfadsfa" is a miss spelled word where I went to school.
No red underline.

--
Jesse James

if you right click on the misspelled words, what do you see?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Diane;

All I have to do is type abcjudj and then hit the check spelling button to
get the finished checking spelling response. This is done on a new
document
and I have tried highlighting the word with the same response. I can write
a
paragraph and go back and misspell a word and then check spelling and all
I
get is the finished dialog box. I never see the wavey underline in red.

Thanks fo ryour help.
--
Jesse James


:

are you typing in the signature field? right click on a word you know is
misspelled and see if the signature menu comes up.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I installed office 2007 with business contact manager on a new hp
laptop
running Vista Business and removed all of the trial software after the
installation. Todate I have been unable to get Outlook to discover that
I
have a mispelled word. It always comes up with a message that "The
spelling
check is complete". It never underlines the mispelled word or finds it.
I
had
this problem with Word 2007 but by adding the spell check button to the
tool
bar at the top the spelling checker now works but does not underline
the
mispelled words.

 

[noe]

you spelled misspelled wrong

More to the problem. I just rechecked Word 2007 after determining that Word
found the mispelled word to find that now Word again does not find the
misspelled word. the only thing I did was to try the spelling checker in
Outlook and it failed. Then I tried it in Word and it failed. Both programs
come up with "The spelling check is complete" and does not find the errors.