Re: Outlook Express Spell check halts sending message

From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/19/04


Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 08:52:14 -0600


"Jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1019f01c40dbd$a1f62660$a501280a@phx.gbl
> When sending messages using Outlook Express, the message
> is halted and spell check is not performed. I can send
> without spell check but do not desire to.
> I built my system and installed WinXP Pro. Therefore
> there is no Microsoft help available.

OE does not come with a spelling checker. It uses the spelling checker from
any Office program that has one. Do you have such a program?

If not you could try one of these:

Free spellchecker.
http://www.quinion.com/mqa/spell.htm
or this, which I use on my laptop, which has Works.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2952&cat=10A

$15 shareware
http://www.spellchecker.com/

And here's a freeware that checks your spelling as you type:
TinySpell
http://www.megspace.com/computers/tinyspell/

See also:
Bill James' SpellCheck Fix
http://www.billsway.com/notes_public/Fix_OE_SpellCheck.txt

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