Re: Why doesn't 2003 version of Word recognize spellchecking from

I don't think you really want the answer to your question since you keep
posting here instead of in word.spelling.grammar as suggested.

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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.

"DeltaNick" <DeltaNick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:167A517E-F2EF-4A88-971E-8FFAAD106D5A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ugh! Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to get some answers to a problem I
have
> with MS software. This method is about as easy as climbing Mt. Everest. I
> think MS can make it much easier, but I don't see a desire to do so on the
> part of MS.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > Well, if you've been online that long, I would think you would be more
> > comfortable using Usenet! Actually, the Web interface to the NGs is an
> > initiative designed to accommodate users who (a) *don't* have any
experience
> > with Usenet or newsreaders (but are comfortable with Web interfaces) or
(b)
> > work in corporations whose networks block access to Usenet.
> >
> > In addition, Microsoft software is increasingly being integrated with
online
> > "User Assistance," which includes the MSKB, tutorials, additional Help
> > topics, and the newsgroups. In Word 2003, if you have online Help
enabled,
> > when you search for something in Help and don't find it, you will be
> > directed to online forms that will (theoretically) connect you to
existing
> > articles about the subject. If there are none (or none can be determined
> > from the search terms you've used), then you have the option to "Get
help
> > from other users," which points you to the Office Communities.
> >
> > The Web interface is very much a work in progress. It is constantly
being
> > tweaked to improve the taxonomy of the NG lists and the entire
experience.
> > Among the improvements that have been made since its inception are
these:
> >
> > 1. Authentication required for posts to cut down on spam and abusive
posts.
> >
> > 2. Ability to get notification when your post has been answered.
> >
> > 3. "Suggestion to Microsoft" feature.
> >
> > 4. Option to rate posts.
> >
> > 5. Blocking of attachments (this has reduced attachments in the NGs to
> > virtually zero, since most other Web interfaces also block them).
> >
> > 6. Many others that I'm probably forgetting.
> >
> > An NNTP newsreader still offers the most efficient access to NGs,
though; it
> > is much faster (especially on dial-up), and it permits users to see all
the
> > posts in a NG in a single window, without having to page through
countless
> > pages of messages. Although the search feature in the Web interface has
been
> > improved, Outlook Express and other newsreaders are still better and
faster,
> > and newsreaders offer better sorting, display, and handling options.
> >
> > For more on the MVP Program, see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/. For
more
> > on the Word MVPs, see http://word.mvps.org/AboutMVPs/index.htm
> >
> > --
> > 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.
> >
> > "DeltaNick" <DeltaNick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:0F5DD3E8-2752-4F2B-82F4-E72280DD07E6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Okay, got it. By your titles, "MVP," I thought you all were some kind
of
> > > Jedis officially knighted by Bill Gates. I didn't WANT to upgrade, but
I
> > work
> > > for the government. I have 2003 at work, and 2002 at home. The
decision to
> > > upgrade is made way above the heads of our local help desk, and we're
> > never
> > > consulted at all. This Microsoft interface -- and I've been on the
> > Internet
> > > since it was the ARPANet -- is more complicated than anyone else's.
Sure
> > it's
> > > not done this way on purpose to discourage users attempting to get
some
> > > insight?
> > >
> > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Once again you seem to have replied to the wrong message. I assume
> > you're
> > > > referring to the spelling.grammar newsgroup. I don't have the URL
> > offhand
> > > > because I access these NGs via NNTP (using Outlook Express) rather
than
> > > > through the Web portal you are using. You can do the same by
clicking on
> > > > this URL:
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar
> > > >
> > > > Or you can continue to confuse yourself with the Web interface by
going
> > to
> > > >
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar&cat=en_US_ddaf5bba-4045-4a50-9cfe-98b74744425b&lang=en&cr=US
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > 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.
> > > >
> > > > "DeltaNick" <DeltaNick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:FDB0E996-6520-4C17-B11B-480DC15D4A4A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > I don't understand: what is the URL?
> > > > >
> > > > > You haven't even given me THIS information! Please be specific, as
> > > > switching
> > > > > su to new locations, then not telling us those locations, is
another
> > > > method
> > > > > of discouraging us from receiving any genuine support, after we've
> > paid
> > > > > hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's software.
> > > > >
> > > > > I need the URL.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to
force
> > you to
> > > > > > spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set
any
> > kind
> > > > of
> > > > > > flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you
> > mean is
> > > > > > that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words
> > that
> > > > you
> > > > > > have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you
> > just
> > > > close
> > > > > > and reopen a document.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can
> > either
> > > > add
> > > > > > them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling
or
> > > > grammar."
> > > > > > For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way
to
> > hide
> > > >
> > > > > > "errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this
> > document"
> > > > on
> > > > > > the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > 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.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "DeltaNick" <DeltaNick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
> > > > > > news:2E09D466-972F-403B-9D6C-CBF1CE493402@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to
rerun
> > the
> > > > > > > spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
> > > > automatically
> > > > > > > recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is
not a
> > > > problem
> > > > > > > for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But
some
> > of
> > > > my
> > > > > > > documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the
entire
> > > > document,
> > > > > > > which takes hours, literally.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
> > > > already-spellchecked MS
> > > > > > > Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS
Word
> > > > 2000 to
> > > > > > MS
> > > > > > > Word 2002.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >

.

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