Re: Spell Check, on Word 2002; Other Languages

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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/13/04


Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:17:30 -0600

If you do not have the appropriate proofing tools for the language you're
using, then you can set the spelling checker to "Do not check spelling or
grammar."

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"June" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0e4001c4e15e$3f1fca80$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I am editing a 275 document and the Spell Check (the
> version that shows errors with red underlines as you type)
> worked fine the first two times.  The third time, a
> screen popped up and said the document "was too long for
> spell check to continue", so I must use the Spell Check
> on the tool bar.
>
> The tool bar option is a problem since it allows only a
> small screen and a word-by-word view.  I used it and
> later found many errors in spacing, etc.
>
> "Help" said to turn red wavy lines back on, but how?  I
> checked Options, Tools, & the Spelling & Grammar Tab, Set
> Language, and so on.  Help told me to check if I had this
> format, but Reveal Format shows nothing.
>
> How can I get the "as you go" spell check with the red
> underlines to work again?  (Sorry I don't have the
> correct names for the two different spell check
> versions.)  Many Thanks.


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