Re: Spell check hiccups

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As far as I know, the main dictionary's .lex file is not in human-readable form.

Larry B wrote:

Thank you. Clear enough. Unfortunately, that did not solve it. The document
and that particular work does not have "no proofing"  formatting as
indicated by English being shown as the default language and that when I
initiate a spellcheck, there is no disclaimer about "no proofing" areas
having been skipped.

Thanks for your help, though.

Is there any way to look at the native dictionary's contents (not
Custom.dic)?

Larry



"garfield-n-odie" <garfieldnodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=89646 "WD97: Error Msg:
Text Formatted with No Proofing Was Skipped".

Larry B wrote:


Ok, you got me.

Where do I find out if the word has been formatted as "(no proofing)"? I
(thought that I) checked everywhere.

Thanks, Larry

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In Word 97 you need to make sure that the word is not formatted as "(no
proofing)."

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"Larry B" <lbblock@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dear Suzanne,

#1- Already done, see original post.
#2- W97 does not have the two check boxes in Set Language that you


refer

to.


Could it just be a *hiccup* in the irrelevant Word 97 embedded 

dictionary?


Thanks for your insights.

Larry





"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The version of Windows you have is irrelevant. There are several 

possible


reasons for spell check not to work in Word (generally or in specific
documents), but when a specific misspelled word in a document is not
flagged, the likelihood is that:

1. You have inadvertently added it to your custom dictionary. To 

check,


access the dictionary (from the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | 

Options)


and look for the word; delete if found.

2. The word is marked as "Do not check spelling or grammar" ("(no 

proofing)"


in older versions). Select the word, then go to Tools | Language | Set
Language and make sure that the correct language is selected and that


"Do


not check spelling or grammar" is not checked. While you're there, 

clear


the


check box for "Detect language automatically," which doesn't work well 


enough to be useful.

You might also check to see whether the spelling checker flags 

"hickups."


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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Larry B" <lbblock@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Anne,

I have 98SE instead of XP, but same difference.

Spell Check is working in that it does pick up many words, but not 

all.


"Mssed" is one of them.

Thanks, Larry



"Anne Troy" <ng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi, Larry. Try this:


http://www.officearticles.com/word/spell_check_doesnt_work_in_microsoft_word.htm

************
Anne Troy
VBA Project Manager
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Larry B" <lbblock@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have Office 97. Some mispelled words don't come up as 

misspelled.


For


example, "mssed". It is not in my custom dictionary or in the 

Auto


Correct


list.

Where can I look to correct this, if anywhere? Thanks,

Larry









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