Word 2007 Spell Check not working.

[Rich]

Hi All I am suffering with the spelling error problem with word 2007,
I have tried re loading office 2007 did not work I have tried all the proof
suggestion setting and that dos not work.

The latest thing I have tried is logging in as admin onto my machine then
the spell checker works can aby body explain what I need todo to make it work
with my normal login?

Tried change account name did not work and I am flagged as an addin user also.

Please Please Please can any bodu help?

Regards Rich

 

[Mary Sauer]

This article has the solution if you are comfortable with the registry.
http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?EditorialsID=1697

 

[RWBP]

My situation was: Spell Check not working in Outlook 2007, OK in WORD
2007, OK in Outlook if I logged in to Windows with different Acct. I
spent half a day trolling the internet for solutions, some involving the
registry. I had definitely checked and unchecked all the correct boxes
in Tools/Options/Spelling and Spelling&Autocorrection.
By chance, when logged in under second acct. and with a new message
window open, I clicked on the Proofing/Spelling drop down menu/set
Language option. There I noticed that there was a box option "Do not
check spelling or grammar" This was UNchecked.
I then logged back in to my default acct. and started Outlook again.
The Spell check was still not working but I then went to the Proofing
drop down list, as above, only to find that the "Do not check spelling
or grammar" box was CHECKED! I cleared the box, went back to the new
mail window and lo & behold, Spell Check works just fine!
I wish I had thought of that first and not wasted an afternoon of
Googling and potentially wrecking my computer via the Registry! Maybe
this will be an option you haven't tried; Hope so........

 

[AaronB]

So I tried almost everything and finally found something that works. It
is a very simple method and it requires almost no knowledge of
computers. All you have to do is follow these 10 simple steps.

1) First you need to open a Microsoft Word document
2) Click the MOB (Microsoft Office Button) at the top left corner
3) At the bottom of that menu is a button labeled "Word Options" (it's
next to "Exit Word")
4) On the left side is a list. Click "Add-Ins"
5) At the bottom of this menu there is a small box next to the word
Manage
6) Click that box and select "Disabled Items" from the list
7) Once you have selected this click the "Go" next to it
8) A new window will open and if on of the options has the words "Spell
Check" then select this
9) Once the option is selected then proceed with clicking Enable.
10) Close the "Word Options" menu and proceed to type an obvious
misspelled word to test it.

This should solve your problem. I don't know why the problem appeared
in the first place, but this is how to fix it.

 

[sylviab]

Aaron,
you rock. This had me completely stymied and frustrated! Thank you s
much- it worked like a charm.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
THANK YOU

 

[ds10]

Aaron, That was GREAT help! I've visited so many tech sites, and got s
much tech-mumbo-jumbo that i was ready to reinstall office! I can
believe it was so simple! thanks again

 

[Darlene]

Aaron, Thanks for the information, it worked like a charm. Thanks agai

 

[novascotia]

Thanks from me too. I could not get it to work at all, and my tutor was
getting a little bored with silly mistakes. You are a whizz!!

 

[jdinsyr]

I too experienced the "Word 2007 spell check not working" problem. I
called IT on campus (State University) and it was baffling to them as
well. Your fix worked instantly. Quick and easy; I am glad I didn't have
to go into the "regedit" fix that I saw on other sites. So, Thanks you
for your help.

 

[bobbo]

OMG - I had the exact same problem and have been trying for WEEKS t
solve it! I'm a freelance editor, so you can imagine how big of
problem this has been for me. I tried so many different things, lik
renaming my user ID, etc. and none of it worked! This was so easy an
finally fixed my spell checker! Thank you so much!

 

[Eshwar]

- follow these steps
1. Delete uproof folder from %appdata%\Microsoft.
2. Click on Start > Run and type regedit
3. Expand the folder HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
Tools\1.0\Override\en-US
4. Rename the String Values DLL and LEX to oldDLL and oldLEX
5. Close the registry editor and check the issue

Hope it helps.

 

[ohioshicks]

works great it was driving mr craziy i mean crazy spell check work

 

[rainner]

DON'T FORGET TO RESTART!!! after installation, I did and kept banging m
head with the spell check... just a simple restart helped, Spell chec
works good now. Remember this forever, its the biggest remedy for al
Microsoft applications --- RESTART --- ;-)

Enjoy

 

[Unfazed]

Had this problem today and fixed it very simply. I live in Ireland
therefore where you see Ireland or Irish put you own language version i
its place.
I have noticed many suppliers do not supply PCs or Laptops with th
language setting set up correctly.
The options shown in the form work for some but those it does not wor
for try this

Check the language settings on you PC

Click Start_
Click Control Panel
Click Date, Time, Language and Regional Options
Click Regional and Language options
Go through all the options and set everything to English (Ireland)
You may have to add the Irish language in one of the options, if so ad
it and delete the other one
If there are two languages installed delete the non Irish one.

Click ok when done

Open Word
Click the windows Button in top left hand corner and select Word optio
(bottom right)
Click Popular
Click Language Settings
Select English (Ireland) as the primary editing Language
Click ok
Close word and reboot P