I have installed our updated Office 2007 on my computer only to test before I
consider rolling it out to 20 users. Overall happy but the spell check is
garbage- first noticed it in Outlook, now checked it in Word- the custom
dictionary is running and English US is selected but it missed any mis-spelt
words. The following phrase passes the spell check in every application:

Whoy doesn’t microsoft know what the fark it is doing?

I have checked all my settings and it looks ok, the spell check just seems
to be no-operative, help please!

Installing Office 2007 breaks Spell Check

The best way around this is to install a 3rd party spell check

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"Spjika" <Spjika@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3FF6C639-DA35-4E77-A2C6-5821FFB1F846@microsoft.com...
>I have installed our updated Office 2007 on my computer only to test before I
> consider rolling it out to 20 users. Overall happy but the spell check is
> garbage- first noticed it in Outlook, now checked it in Word- the custom
> dictionary is running and English US is selected but it missed any mis-spelt
> words. The following phrase passes the spell check in every application:
>
> Whoy doesn’t microsoft know what the fark it is doing?
>
> I have checked all my settings and it looks ok, the spell check just seems
> to be no-operative, help please!

First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell check
begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check
and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to start
working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will only
happen once.)

If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed on
the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following registry
key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US

This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Spjika" <Spjika@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FF6C639-DA35-4E77-A2C6-5821FFB1F846@microsoft.com...
>I have installed our updated Office 2007 on my computer only to test before
>I
> consider rolling it out to 20 users. Overall happy but the spell check is
> garbage- first noticed it in Outlook, now checked it in Word- the custom
> dictionary is running and English US is selected but it missed any
> mis-spelt
> words. The following phrase passes the spell check in every application:
>
> Whoy doesn't microsoft know what the fark it is doing?
>
> I have checked all my settings and it looks ok, the spell check just seems
> to be no-operative, help please!

This applies to Outlook Express only, not Word or Outlook 2007. :-)

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assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

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Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
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"Peter Foldes" <okf22********.com> wrote in message
news:e8x7R353HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Installing Office 2007 breaks Spell Check

The best way around this is to install a 3rd party spell check

Ooops my bad. So many post Outlook when they mean OE that sometimes reading the 1st line I tend to jump on the wrong answer.

Thanks Beth for pointing it to me

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"Beth Melton" <bmelton@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23FQADkF4HHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> This applies to Outlook Express only, not Word or Outlook 2007. :-)
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22********.com> wrote in message
> news:e8x7R353HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Installing Office 2007 breaks Spell Check
>
> The best way around this is to install a 3rd party spell check
>
>

Considering the missing proofing tools (well....I guess if you want French
you're fine) in Outlook Express is a FAQ it's easy to do. :-)

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"Peter Foldes" <okf22********.com> wrote in message
news:OY7hxDI4HHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Ooops my bad. So many post Outlook when they mean OE that sometimes reading
the 1st line I tend to jump on the wrong answer.

Thanks Beth for pointing it to me

"Beth Melton" <bmelton@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23FQADkF4HHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> This applies to Outlook Express only, not Word or Outlook 2007. :-)

> "Peter Foldes" <okf22********.com> wrote in message
> news:e8x7R353HHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Installing Office 2007 breaks Spell Check
>
> The best way around this is to install a 3rd party spell check
>
>

Thank you Beth! It was Outlook and word, not OE by the way, not sure how
that got started.

Your reg edit fixed it, now my rotten spelling is again revealed in every MS
product!

Thanks!!!

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell check
> begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check
> and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to start
> working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will only
> happen once.)
>
> If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed on
> the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following registry
> key:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared
> Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US
>
> This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word.
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
> "Spjika" <Spjika@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3FF6C639-DA35-4E77-A2C6-5821FFB1F846@microsoft.com...
> >I have installed our updated Office 2007 on my computer only to test before
> >I
> > consider rolling it out to 20 users. Overall happy but the spell check is
> > garbage- first noticed it in Outlook, now checked it in Word- the custom
> > dictionary is running and English US is selected but it missed any
> > mis-spelt
> > words. The following phrase passes the spell check in every application:
> >
> > Whoy doesn't microsoft know what the fark it is doing?
> >
> > I have checked all my settings and it looks ok, the spell check just seems
> > to be no-operative, help please!
>
>
>

OK, Beth, but what about if in 2003 I had a custom medical dictionary
installed? Now my spell checker won't work, and the medical dictionary isn't
an available option.

"Spjika" wrote:

> Thank you Beth! It was Outlook and word, not OE by the way, not sure how
> that got started.
>
> Your reg edit fixed it, now my rotten spelling is again revealed in every MS
> product!
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
> > First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell check
> > begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check
> > and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to start
> > working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will only
> > happen once.)
> >
> > If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed on
> > the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following registry
> > key:
> >
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared
> > Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US
> >
> > This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word.
> >
> > Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> > assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Beth Melton
> > Microsoft Office MVP
> >
> > Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
> >
> > Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> > TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> > MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
> >
> > "Spjika" <Spjika@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:3FF6C639-DA35-4E77-A2C6-5821FFB1F846@microsoft.com...
> > >I have installed our updated Office 2007 on my computer only to test before
> > >I
> > > consider rolling it out to 20 users. Overall happy but the spell check is
> > > garbage- first noticed it in Outlook, now checked it in Word- the custom
> > > dictionary is running and English US is selected but it missed any
> > > mis-spelt
> > > words. The following phrase passes the spell check in every application:
> > >
> > > Whoy doesn't microsoft know what the fark it is doing?
> > >
> > > I have checked all my settings and it looks ok, the spell check just seems
> > > to be no-operative, help please!
> >
> >
> >

Are we talking about Office 2007 or Office 2003?

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assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

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Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"vbtiii" <vbtiii@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:96CB52A8-6D42-4D98-9983-E6727878BBCB@microsoft.com...
> OK, Beth, but what about if in 2003 I had a custom medical dictionary
> installed? Now my spell checker won't work, and the medical dictionary
> isn't
> an available option.

Sorry about that, it's 2007 now. I upgraded from 2003. I have subsequently
gotten the generic dictionary to work, but the medical one (from dorland)
never loaded. Hmmmm.

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> Are we talking about Office 2007 or Office 2003?
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
> "vbtiii" <vbtiii@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:96CB52A8-6D42-4D98-9983-E6727878BBCB@microsoft.com...
> > OK, Beth, but what about if in 2003 I had a custom medical dictionary
> > installed? Now my spell checker won't work, and the medical dictionary
> > isn't
> > an available option.
>
>
>

Did you use these steps for manually adding the custom dictionary?

- Click the Microsoft Office Button
- Click Word Options
- Click Proofing
- Click the Custom Dictionaries button
- Click Add and navigate to your custom dictionary file

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Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
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"vbtiii" <vbtiii@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C10265B5-7255-4E84-B8BD-179DBB14C5A9@microsoft.com...
> Sorry about that, it's 2007 now. I upgraded from 2003. I have
> subsequently
> gotten the generic dictionary to work, but the medical one (from dorland)
> never loaded. Hmmmm.
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> Are we talking about Office 2007 or Office 2003?
>>
>> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
>> assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Beth Melton
>> Microsoft Office MVP
>>
>> Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>>
>> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
>> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
>> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>>
>> "vbtiii" <vbtiii@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:96CB52A8-6D42-4D98-9983-E6727878BBCB@microsoft.com...
>> > OK, Beth, but what about if in 2003 I had a custom medical dictionary
>> > installed? Now my spell checker won't work, and the medical dictionary
>> > isn't
>> > an available option.
>>
>>
>>

Thanks so much for your help. It took me a while to figure out how to do it,
but it works! I'm so glad to see all the errors that I type!

Thanks Beth!

Emily

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell check
> begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check
> and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to start
> working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will only
> happen once.)
>
> If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed on
> the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following registry
> key:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared
> Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US
>
> This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word.
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
> "Spjika" <Spjika@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3FF6C639-DA35-4E77-A2C6-5821FFB1F846@microsoft.com...
> >I have installed our updated Office 2007 on my computer only to test before
> >I
> > consider rolling it out to 20 users. Overall happy but the spell check is
> > garbage- first noticed it in Outlook, now checked it in Word- the custom
> > dictionary is running and English US is selected but it missed any
> > mis-spelt
> > words. The following phrase passes the spell check in every application:
> >
> > Whoy doesn't microsoft know what the fark it is doing?
> >
> > I have checked all my settings and it looks ok, the spell check just seems
> > to be no-operative, help please!
>
>
>

You're welcome. :-)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

"ejr1222" <ejr1222@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1984FC1D-2F3F-4D4B-99BE-ABB2186471F5@microsoft.com...
> Thanks so much for your help. It took me a while to figure out how to do
> it,
> but it works! I'm so glad to see all the errors that I type!
>
> Thanks Beth!
>
> Emily
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell
>> check
>> begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check
>> and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to
>> start
>> working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will
>> only
>> happen once.)
>>
>> If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed
>> on
>> the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following
>> registry
>> key:
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared
>> Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US
>>
>> This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word.

I am having a problem with Outlook 2007 spell check not working. All my
settings are correct. It seems to work sporatically. My Word 2007 spell
checking is working correctly. My e-mail messages are created in HMTL could
this be causing the problem? It will not automatically check as I have
selected, then when I manually check spelling I get a message saying omplete,
and ignored text marked do not check (I don't ahve any text marked do not
check). Please help this is making me a little crazy :)

Should I try the register fix noted in the earlier e-mail.....will this work
form Outlook or only WORD?

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> You're welcome. :-)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
> What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs
>
> Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx
>
> "ejr1222" <ejr1222@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1984FC1D-2F3F-4D4B-99BE-ABB2186471F5@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks so much for your help. It took me a while to figure out how to do
> > it,
> > but it works! I'm so glad to see all the errors that I type!
> >
> > Thanks Beth!
> >
> > Emily
> >
> > "Beth Melton" wrote:
> >
> >> First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell
> >> check
> >> begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell check
> >> and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to
> >> start
> >> working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will
> >> only
> >> happen once.)
> >>
> >> If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been installed
> >> on
> >> the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following
> >> registry
> >> key:
> >>
> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared
> >> Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US
> >>
> >> This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word.
>
>
>

Based on your error message (which is always helpful!) the Registry fix
isn't what you need.

On the Message tab under Spelling/Set Language, there is an option in the
dialog box named "Do not check spelling or grammar". If this option is
selected then you'll encounter the message you cited. Note if you want to
remove the option for the entire email you need to select all of the text
prior to deselecting the option.

If this happens on every email then exit Outlook and either rename it or
delete NormalEmail.dotm. A new one will be created when Outlook is started
again. It should be located in your Templates folder which can be found by
copy/pasting the following in the Address bar of the Windows Explorer:

%AppData%\Microsoft\Templates

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs

Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx

"Brookie" <Brookie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B7FCC5E0-B78F-4FDF-8AA1-84173288E866@microsoft.com...
>I am having a problem with Outlook 2007 spell check not working. All my
> settings are correct. It seems to work sporatically. My Word 2007
> spell
> checking is working correctly. My e-mail messages are created in HMTL
> could
> this be causing the problem? It will not automatically check as I have
> selected, then when I manually check spelling I get a message saying
> omplete,
> and ignored text marked do not check (I don't ahve any text marked do not
> check). Please help this is making me a little crazy :)
>
> Should I try the register fix noted in the earlier e-mail.....will this
> work
> form Outlook or only WORD?
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> You're welcome. :-)
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Beth Melton
>> Microsoft Office MVP
>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton
>> What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs
>>
>> Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx
>>
>> "ejr1222" <ejr1222@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1984FC1D-2F3F-4D4B-99BE-ABB2186471F5@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks so much for your help. It took me a while to figure out how to
>> > do
>> > it,
>> > but it works! I'm so glad to see all the errors that I type!
>> >
>> > Thanks Beth!
>> >
>> > Emily
>> >
>> > "Beth Melton" wrote:
>> >
>> >> First, click the Microsoft Office Button, close it, and see if spell
>> >> check
>> >> begins to work. (Believe it or not, there's a slight bug with spell
>> >> check
>> >> and the Microsoft Office Button, you need to click it once for it to
>> >> start
>> >> working. Note that this only applies to new installations and it will
>> >> only
>> >> happen once.)
>> >>
>> >> If that doesn't work then if no custom spell checker have been
>> >> installed
>> >> on
>> >> the computer, exit Word, and then backup and delete the following
>> >> registry
>> >> key:
>> >>
>> >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared
>> >> Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US
>> >>
>> >> This key will be rebuilt the next time you start Word.
>>
>>
>>