[NewToEW]

I, apparently as several from reviewing the posts, cannot get the Spell
Checker to work in Office 2007. This includes Word, Excel and Outlook (not
Outlook Express).

I have checked all the obvious, such as:

Primary Language is: English (US)
Keyboard is: English (US)
Proofing Options in Word, etc.: Set properly for automatic spell checking
(although when I force a spell check on a word that I purposely misspelled,
it still fails).

Speaking of forcing a spell check operation, it returns the message:
Spelling and Grammar check complete, but it does not catch any misspellings,
ONLY the grammar errors.

The status bar on the bottom of any Word document brings up a small pop-up
menu with several options, one of which is "Customize Status Bar". Language
is checked, but there is nothing associated with it, and checking it on and
off does nothing to the status bar, nor does it present any type of window to
allow for language selection.

If I take the document to a computer running Word 2000, it spell checks just
fine.

Does anyone have anymore specific information on how this can be corrected?
It seems like this might be a flaw in Office 2007, but I can't seem to find
any workaround for it.
--
Thanks, COOP

[Graham Mayor]

Select all the text - CTRL+A. On the review tab proofing group click
'set language' (or click the language icon in the status bar at the bottom
of the Word screen). Ensure that your language of choice is selected and
that 'do not check spelling or grammar and 'detect language automatically'
are unchecked.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


NewToEW wrote:
I, apparently as several from reviewing the posts, cannot get the
Spell Checker to work in Office 2007. This includes Word, Excel and
Outlook (not Outlook Express).

I have checked all the obvious, such as:

Primary Language is: English (US)
Keyboard is: English (US)
Proofing Options in Word, etc.: Set properly for automatic spell
checking (although when I force a spell check on a word that I
purposely misspelled, it still fails).

Speaking of forcing a spell check operation, it returns the message:
Spelling and Grammar check complete, but it does not catch any
misspellings, ONLY the grammar errors.

The status bar on the bottom of any Word document brings up a small
pop-up menu with several options, one of which is "Customize Status
Bar". Language is checked, but there is nothing associated with it,
and checking it on and off does nothing to the status bar, nor does
it present any type of window to allow for language selection.

If I take the document to a computer running Word 2000, it spell
checks just fine.

Does anyone have anymore specific information on how this can be
corrected? It seems like this might be a flaw in Office 2007, but I
can't seem to find any workaround for it.

[NewToEW]

Graham,

Thanks for your quick response. I followed your instructions exactly, and
it still does not catch any spelling errors, only the grammar errors.

Interestingly enough, I do not have any language icon at the bottom of my
Word status bar, regardless of how many places I select "English (US)" as my
language.

It behaves like it still doesn't recognize the language, although the
grammar is working correctly for English (US), or the dictionary is empty.

Any additional thoughts on this?
--
Thanks, COOP


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Select all the text - CTRL+A. On the review tab proofing group click
'set language' (or click the language icon in the status bar at the bottom
of the Word screen). Ensure that your language of choice is selected and
that 'do not check spelling or grammar and 'detect language automatically'
are unchecked.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


NewToEW wrote:
I, apparently as several from reviewing the posts, cannot get the
Spell Checker to work in Office 2007. This includes Word, Excel and
Outlook (not Outlook Express).

I have checked all the obvious, such as:

Primary Language is: English (US)
Keyboard is: English (US)
Proofing Options in Word, etc.: Set properly for automatic spell
checking (although when I force a spell check on a word that I
purposely misspelled, it still fails).

Speaking of forcing a spell check operation, it returns the message:
Spelling and Grammar check complete, but it does not catch any
misspellings, ONLY the grammar errors.

The status bar on the bottom of any Word document brings up a small
pop-up menu with several options, one of which is "Customize Status
Bar". Language is checked, but there is nothing associated with it,
and checking it on and off does nothing to the status bar, nor does
it present any type of window to allow for language selection.

If I take the document to a computer running Word 2000, it spell
checks just fine.

Does anyone have anymore specific information on how this can be
corrected? It seems like this might be a flaw in Office 2007, but I
can't seem to find any workaround for it.

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Have you tried doing a repair on Office 2007? Since this is affecting
multiple 2007 applications, I would think that it's a broader issue than
what's happening in Word. You can access repair from the Control Panel's
Add/Remove Programs applet.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"NewToEW" wrote in message
...
Graham,

Thanks for your quick response. I followed your instructions exactly, and
it still does not catch any spelling errors, only the grammar errors.

Interestingly enough, I do not have any language icon at the bottom of my
Word status bar, regardless of how many places I select "English (US)" as
my
language.

It behaves like it still doesn't recognize the language, although the
grammar is working correctly for English (US), or the dictionary is empty.

Any additional thoughts on this?
--
Thanks, COOP


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Select all the text - CTRL+A. On the review tab proofing group click
'set language' (or click the language icon in the status bar at the
bottom
of the Word screen). Ensure that your language of choice is selected and
that 'do not check spelling or grammar and 'detect language
automatically'
are unchecked.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


NewToEW wrote:
I, apparently as several from reviewing the posts, cannot get the
Spell Checker to work in Office 2007. This includes Word, Excel and
Outlook (not Outlook Express).

I have checked all the obvious, such as:

Primary Language is: English (US)
Keyboard is: English (US)
Proofing Options in Word, etc.: Set properly for automatic spell
checking (although when I force a spell check on a word that I
purposely misspelled, it still fails).

Speaking of forcing a spell check operation, it returns the message:
Spelling and Grammar check complete, but it does not catch any
misspellings, ONLY the grammar errors.

The status bar on the bottom of any Word document brings up a small
pop-up menu with several options, one of which is "Customize Status
Bar". Language is checked, but there is nothing associated with it,
and checking it on and off does nothing to the status bar, nor does
it present any type of window to allow for language selection.

If I take the document to a computer running Word 2000, it spell
checks just fine.

Does anyone have anymore specific information on how this can be
corrected? It seems like this might be a flaw in Office 2007, but I
can't seem to find any workaround for it.

[NewToEW]

Herb,

I appreciate your quick response. I went into the Control Panel -
Add/Remove Programs Applet and found that Microsoft Office 2007 only allows
"uninstall" or "change". Repair doesn't appear to be a choice. Since I am
on the road and running Office 2007 on a laptop, I don't have the software
with me to reload.

I'll try uninstalling and reloading when I get back home.
--
Thanks, COOP


"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

Have you tried doing a repair on Office 2007? Since this is affecting
multiple 2007 applications, I would think that it's a broader issue than
what's happening in Word. You can access repair from the Control Panel's
Add/Remove Programs applet.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"NewToEW" wrote in message
...
Graham,

Thanks for your quick response. I followed your instructions exactly, and
it still does not catch any spelling errors, only the grammar errors.

Interestingly enough, I do not have any language icon at the bottom of my
Word status bar, regardless of how many places I select "English (US)" as
my
language.

It behaves like it still doesn't recognize the language, although the
grammar is working correctly for English (US), or the dictionary is empty.

Any additional thoughts on this?
--
Thanks, COOP


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Select all the text - CTRL+A. On the review tab proofing group click
'set language' (or click the language icon in the status bar at the
bottom
of the Word screen). Ensure that your language of choice is selected and
that 'do not check spelling or grammar and 'detect language
automatically'
are unchecked.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


NewToEW wrote:
I, apparently as several from reviewing the posts, cannot get the
Spell Checker to work in Office 2007. This includes Word, Excel and
Outlook (not Outlook Express).

I have checked all the obvious, such as:

Primary Language is: English (US)
Keyboard is: English (US)
Proofing Options in Word, etc.: Set properly for automatic spell
checking (although when I force a spell check on a word that I
purposely misspelled, it still fails).

Speaking of forcing a spell check operation, it returns the message:
Spelling and Grammar check complete, but it does not catch any
misspellings, ONLY the grammar errors.

The status bar on the bottom of any Word document brings up a small
pop-up menu with several options, one of which is "Customize Status
Bar". Language is checked, but there is nothing associated with it,
and checking it on and off does nothing to the status bar, nor does
it present any type of window to allow for language selection.

If I take the document to a computer running Word 2000, it spell
checks just fine.

Does anyone have anymore specific information on how this can be
corrected? It seems like this might be a flaw in Office 2007, but I
can't seem to find any workaround for it.

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Actually, in Add/Remove, if you choose Change, the next screen will give you
an option to repair.

Alternatively, you can initiate repair from an Office 2007 application. From
Word 2007, try this:

Office button - Word Options - Resources - Diagnose.

This will also let you repair Office.

Luck to you,


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"NewToEW" wrote in message
...
Herb,

I appreciate your quick response. I went into the Control Panel -
Add/Remove Programs Applet and found that Microsoft Office 2007 only
allows
"uninstall" or "change". Repair doesn't appear to be a choice. Since I
am
on the road and running Office 2007 on a laptop, I don't have the software
with me to reload.

I'll try uninstalling and reloading when I get back home.
--
Thanks, COOP


"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

Have you tried doing a repair on Office 2007? Since this is affecting
multiple 2007 applications, I would think that it's a broader issue than
what's happening in Word. You can access repair from the Control Panel's
Add/Remove Programs applet.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"NewToEW" wrote in message
...
Graham,

Thanks for your quick response. I followed your instructions exactly,
and
it still does not catch any spelling errors, only the grammar errors.

Interestingly enough, I do not have any language icon at the bottom of
my
Word status bar, regardless of how many places I select "English (US)"
as
my
language.

It behaves like it still doesn't recognize the language, although the
grammar is working correctly for English (US), or the dictionary is
empty.

Any additional thoughts on this?
--
Thanks, COOP


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Select all the text - CTRL+A. On the review tab proofing group
click
'set language' (or click the language icon in the status bar at the
bottom
of the Word screen). Ensure that your language of choice is selected
and
that 'do not check spelling or grammar and 'detect language
automatically'
are unchecked.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


NewToEW wrote:
I, apparently as several from reviewing the posts, cannot get the
Spell Checker to work in Office 2007. This includes Word, Excel and
Outlook (not Outlook Express).

I have checked all the obvious, such as:

Primary Language is: English (US)
Keyboard is: English (US)
Proofing Options in Word, etc.: Set properly for automatic spell
checking (although when I force a spell check on a word that I
purposely misspelled, it still fails).

Speaking of forcing a spell check operation, it returns the message:
Spelling and Grammar check complete, but it does not catch any
misspellings, ONLY the grammar errors.

The status bar on the bottom of any Word document brings up a small
pop-up menu with several options, one of which is "Customize Status
Bar". Language is checked, but there is nothing associated with it,
and checking it on and off does nothing to the status bar, nor does
it present any type of window to allow for language selection.

If I take the document to a computer running Word 2000, it spell
checks just fine.

Does anyone have anymore specific information on how this can be
corrected? It seems like this might be a flaw in Office 2007, but I
can't seem to find any workaround for it.