Word 2007 spell check not working properly

[Toni]

I can not seem to make spell check work. It will not recognize any words
that I know that are spelled wrong. It will auto correct words like thier,
dont, ect.

If you have any suggestions, any help would be appreciated.

 

[Tony Jollans]

Spell Check and AutoCorrect are two different things. And you don't make
clear what exactly you arfe doing that isn't working?

There are several options that may affect spell checking - whether it's
automatic (Tools (or Office Button on 2007) > Options > Spelling and Grammar
tab (or Proofing tab on 2007) > Check spelling as you type) - whether it's
done at all (check the formatting or style for "Do not check spelling or
grammar") - whether the language is set to what you think it is (Tools >
Language > Language Settings) - or whether Word thinks the document has been
checked (Tools > Options > etc > Recheck Document).

 

[Robin K.]

I am using Word 2007; have tried highlighting the entire document, then go
and select "recheck document." Still nothing changes. I will purposely
change a word to an incorrect spelling and it will not highlight it or any
other words that I see that are misspelled.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Have you looked at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org