spell check complete

[eae]

Hi

I've read through previous posts on problem when spelling checker
doesn't work - it's coming up immediately with 'Spell Check Complete',
even when the text is full of errors.

It's not set to 'no proofing', and the dictionary and format/language
is set to English (UK) which is correct.

When I transfer a document that it won't spell check from the iBook
(where I have the problem) to the desktop, it also refuses to spell
check it. If I copy it into a Blank Document on the DT, and resave it,
it sometimes lets me check the text, sometimes it's the same old 'spell
check complete'.

Any further advice? I'm working in the default template - if that's
what it is when I click on Word. I read about making a new Normal
Template to help with spell checker - how do I do this? Is it likely to
help?

Any suggestions would be welcome - copying into Appleworks is time
consuming & tiresome, & the spell check is less sophisticated.

Thank you

EE

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

It's not set to 'no proofing', and the dictionary and format/language

is set to English (UK) which is correct.

What is set? With the cursor in a misspelled word, if you go to Tools |
Language, what comes up selected?

Alternatively, there are some OS settings that affect the dictionary--check
those:
Quoting John McGhie:
"We need to check is that your system has the languages you want to use
installed. Go to System Preferences>International>Input Menu and ensure the
languages and keyboard you want to use are installed and enabled. (UK is
under British)

Look on your Menu Bar for the flag for the language you want to use (e.g. If
you are using "English Australian", there should be an Australian flag
there.) If either of these are wrong, Word will be asking for dictionaries
that may not exists.

Now bring up Word, and click in a sentence you want to spell-check. Go to
Tools>Language and make sure that the "Mark Selected Text As" blue selection
bar is highlighting the language you want to use. And make sure the "Do not
check spelling or grammar" box is not checked."


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