The text is probably formatted as "Do not check spelling or grammar." See
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"jahyde" wrote in message
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I have specifically confirmed that HIDE SPELLING ERRORS is NOT selected,
but
Word does NOT show me spelling errors on screen in new documents. How can
I
fix this?
"HP" wrote:
HOW do I rid a document of those green or red squiggled underlines that
MS
Word puts in as its own "take" on either the spelling of a word or the
usage?
I know the document doesn't PRINT them, but I want the recipient who
opens
it up on their screen when I send it as an attachment to NOT see these!
HELP! It's driving me nutty! [Thank you 
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