Re: Why does spell-checking keep being switched-off by Word 2003?
From: IainH (IainH_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/30/05
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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:11:02 -0800
Ooo no, I *never* use Word as my Email editor but of course Outlook does like
to default to this and so Outlook does helpfully add things like these for
me? :-)
All deleted not though! Aha!
Thanks for your help...am sure you've solved it for me.../Iain
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> Are you using Word as your email editor? The Compose and Reply styles sound
> like something that would come from email, and if you have some option set
> in Outlook/Outlook Express not to spell check emails, this might be where
> the whole mess started.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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>
> "IainH" <IainH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:18C82B07-7664-47FC-9315-2C6D0D6EA6A9@microsoft.com...
> > Suzanne...you are a God-send :-))
> >
> > Looking at my Normal.dot I not only found you could set a language and so
> > spell-check option against a style, but that my Normal style was
> > (mysteriously) set to not spell-check. Now quite how it got to be like
> that
> > is another matter. I didn't even know the option existed but obviously
> Word
> > took exception to me not liking it's default Normal style ;-)
> >
> > Also oddly my Normal.dot contains two 'extra' styles:
> >
> > 1. Personal Compose Style
> > 2. Personal Reply Style
> >
> > ???? Now where did they come from?? More interestingly they have the 'Do
> not
> > spell check' option part selected, i.e. grey ticked, which is what I find
> in
> > docs I create...so hopefully zapping them may cure my ills...unless of
> course
> > Word gets even more upset with me for not only liking is default style
> setup
> > but also zapping things it thinks should be there. It may be a perfect
> > solution...or a perfect hell if Word retaliates :-))
> >
> > Thx.../Iain
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> > > Pasting text from the Web or another document can cause this. Form
> fields
> > > are also formatted as "(no proofing)" by default, I believe. And I have
> had
> > > a case where one of my styles mysteriously became formatted as "Do not
> check
> > > spelling or grammar" in a particular document although it was not so
> > > formatted in the template. As Office MVP Bob Buckland has famously said,
> > > "Word rarely misses an opportunity to perplex."
> > >
> > > --
> > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > > Words into Type
> > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so
> > > all may benefit.
> > >
> > > "IainH" <IainH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1CB54EEA-EEC8-40D2-AA93-3CD66C1054FB@microsoft.com...
> > > > I keep finding that Word 'thinks it knows better' and keeps switching
> off
> > > > spell-checking.
> > > >
> > > > If I check in my Normal.dot under Tools:Options:Spelling & Grammar
> both
> > > > spelling and grammar checks are ENabled.
> > > >
> > > > If I check in my Normal.dot under Tools:Language:Set Language... the
> 'Do
> > > not
> > > > check spelling or grammar' option is DISabled. The language is set as
> > > English
> > > > UK with both UK and US dictionaries loaded.
> > > >
> > > > If I then create a new blank document and start typing I find spelling
> has
> > > > miraculously become DISabled, i.e. under Tools:Language:Set
> Language...
> > > the
> > > > 'Do not check spelling or grammar' option has suddenly bencome
> ENabled!
> > > >
> > > > If I then select all (Ctrl+A) and go back to Tools:Language:Set
> > > Language...
> > > > and uncheck the 'Do not check spelling or grammar' option and 'OK' and
> > > then
> > > > go straight back in to recheck, I find the 'Do not check spelling or
> > > grammar'
> > > > option partially re-ENabled (i.e. grey tick) even though I just
> DISabled
> > > it!
> > > >
> > > > It's as if Word thinks it knows better and does not want to spell
> check
> > > and
> > > > it becomes a real battle to mark my text for checking.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone any idea what's going on? I find these kind of 'features' ever
> > > > increasingly intrusive and very counter -productive. I spent my time
> > > 'doing
> > > > battle' with Word (and other MS products) trying to make the do as I
> wish
> > > as
> > > > opposed to following some set of unknown rules developed by someone
> sat in
> > > > Sattle thinking they'll add some cool new feature to help me. It would
> > > seem 9
> > > > times out of 10 they work against me!
> > > >
> > > > Can someone help me before Word finally does me in!
> > > >
> > > > Thx.../Iain
> > >
> > >
>
>
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