Re: Word spell check failure
- From: Daiya Mitchell <daiyaNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:34:40 -0700
Already posted about the Tools | Language, should show up soon. It's
probably turn off View | 5.1 Menus.
I just revised the article I previously directed you to--can you tell me if
#1 here makes sense/makes more sense, particularly the bit re the No
Proofing message?
http://daiya.mvps.org/spelling.htm
Daiya
On 8/27/05 3:13 PM, "JohnG" wrote:
> All,
> I think I've resolved the issue. Daiya, I'm unable to find the
> Language... option you suggest ( Tools>Language..) but , 1. I did find
> Do not check spelling and grammer in the Style definition and took it
> out. I have no idea how it ever cropped up there.
>
> 2. I also went back to the Help menu and (reading the instructions
> more carefully), used the Find/Replace correctly to remove all hidden
> Do not check spelling.... instructions. The key is to place the curser
> at the to of the file, then go into Find/replace and instruct Find
> what... to first locate the Do not check spelling, etc. (i.e. you've
> got to check the box). Then you go to Replace with... and uncheck the
> box. Then click on Find Next, then Find all, and that removes all
> hidden Do not check spelling, etc.... instructions.
> So....Voila! I think I got it. Thanks to all of you.
>
> PS. Daiya, if you can help me find the Language submenu, I'd be
> grateful. I've got Word 11.1. not 11.1.1. Could that be it?
> J.
>
> Excerpts from previous postings this thread:
>
> I also replied:
> Daiya,
> I just now took another look at my Style that uses Comic
> Sans and, whoa!, there it was: Do not check spelling and grammar.
> So I modified the style to remove same. I may be on the way to a cure
> here.
>
> I replied:
> As to my problem, I find no "Language..." on the drop down menu under
> Tools. Should it be there as a default or is there some customization
> I need to do to put it there?
> Thanks!
> John G.
>
>
> Daiya replied:
> The font is irrelevant.
>
> The blue dash in the "do not check..." box means that part of the text
> is
> set to "do not check" so for some text in the document, the box would
> be
> checked, and for some text, the box would be unchecked.
>
> Select All (cmd-a) (very important step!). Go to Tools | Language.
> Select
> US English. Click on the "do not check..." box until it is entirely
> clear.
> Click OK.
>
> You should be fine now. You just formatted all your existing text to
> US
> English and removed the "do not check" setting from whatever text had
> it.
> Make sure you Selected All before using Tools | Language!
>
> Start of thread - Excerpted:
> I am working on a 100 page manuscript and recently began using Comic
> sans font on the screen to write inasmuch as it will be the font in the
>
> printed version. Since the shift, whenever I try to spellcheck a
> section, Word pops up with:
>
> The spelling check is Complete. Text set to (no proofing) was skipped.
> To find (no proofing) text, click Edit/Replace, click More, click
> Format, click language and choose No proofing.
>
> I've tried every option within the above instructions -- choosing
> English (US), choosing No Language. No change. There is a check box in
> the Language box that says Do not check spelling or grammar, and it is
> neigher checked or blank but rather has a blue dash in it. ? I've tried
>
> clicking there to remove the dash, leaving the check box now blank, and
>
> still no change.
>
.
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