"The word is too long for the dictionary" error message.

[Mike Ventura]

I have always used Autocorrect and Spell Check in Microsoft Office Outlook
2003. Recently, it began giving me an error message when I hit Send that
says, "The spelling operation could not be completed. The word is too long
for the dictionary". I click OK twice and the message sends but it does not
spell check it. This happens even if there is no text in the message at all.

How can I clear this message and get Spell Check to work again?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Are you using Word as teh editor for Outlook? If yes, I would repost to a Word group for assistance - I have never seen that error message come up when using the native Outlook editor.

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After furious head scratching, Mike Ventura asked:

| I have always used Autocorrect and Spell Check in Microsoft Office
| Outlook 2003. Recently, it began giving me an error message when I
| hit Send that says, "The spelling operation could not be completed.
| The word is too long for the dictionary". I click OK twice and the
| message sends but it does not spell check it. This happens even if
| there is no text in the message at all.
|
| How can I clear this message and get Spell Check to work again?

 

[Mike Ventura]

I don't know if I am using Word as my editor and don't know how to check. I
do know that the spelling function is working just fine in other Office
applications such as Word and PowerPoint.