Tried this before but did NOT uncheck the 'detect language automatically'.
Uncheck them both & it works thanks.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Ctrl+A to select the entire document. Then go to Tools | Language | Set
Language. Make sure that an appropriate language is selected and that the
"Do not check spelling and grammar" and "Detect language automatically"
boxes are clear.

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"ted medin" wrote in message
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Spell checker does not work on part of my 1 page doc. However, I did get
a
comment about spell checker turned off for part of the doc. I did not
intentionally do that so how do I find out where its turned off & how to
turn it back on? TIA

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