Spellcheck doesn't work on other person's documents?

[KR]

I have spellcheck enabled in Word (2000). When I create a new document and
type gibberish (or just slightly mis-spelled words), it underlines them in
red.

I just started co-editing a document with someone else- we pass the file
back and forth, and we aren't using track changes. I've noticed that when I
mis-spell a word in this document, it doesn't catch it. I've looked at Word
and document settings, but I can't figure out why this is happening. What do
I need to do to make sure spellcheck is always on for _any_ Word document I
ever open?

Thanks in advance,
Keith

 

[Genine]

On the machine that "doesn't work" go to Tools > Options > Spelling & Grammar
and make sure that you have enabled "Check spelling as you type".

Genine

 

[Jay Freedman]

And if it's already turned on, maybe some or all of the text is being
formatted with "don't check this".

Select all (Ctrl+A), go to Tools > Languages > Set Language, and select
English instead of "No proofing". In later versions of Word, there's a
separate checkbox below the language list for "Do not check spelling or
grammar", and that should be unchecked.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Two possibilities:

1. Spelling errors are hidden. Go to Tools | Options | Spelling and Grammar
and make sure that the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document" is
not checked.

2. The document is formatted as "(no proofing)." Ctrl+A to Select All and go
to Tools | Language | Set Language and make sure that the correct language
is selected and that the "Do not check spelling or grammar" box (if any) is
not checked.