In Word 97 you need to make sure that the word is not formatted as "(no
proofing)."

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Larry B" 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" 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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so
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"Larry B" 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" wrote in message
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Hi, Larry. Try this:




http://www.officearticles.com/word/s...osoft_word.htm
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Anne Troy
VBA Project Manager
www.OfficeArticles.com

"Larry B" 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