Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word 2000 to MS
Word 2002.

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide
"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document" on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word 2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

Suzanne,

Word doesn't force you to spellcheck, but it most certainly DOES set a
"flag": At the bottom of the screen, the spellcheck book is marked with a red
checkmark (spellchecked) or re "X" (not spellchecked). When you add to a
previously spellchecked document, only the additional text is spellcheked the
next time you run the spellchecker. However, when upgrading to a new version
of Word, the entire document requires spellchecking: it does NOT recognize
previous spellcheck status.

Rerunning the spellchecker on 500- and 800-page documents will take,
literally, hours per document!!!

I'm surprised that you don't know this. I'm also more than disappointed that
Microsoft does this, since it requires hours upon hours of my time just to
get back to where I previously was. I really hate it each time Microsoft
"upgrades" applications, because it's not really worth it. For a tiny bit of
functionality, I must spend hours and hours figuring it all out (which
defines "downgrade" in my book). And finally, Microsoft's fancy "dissolves"
and "fades" seem to be camouflage for applications that run slower and slower
each time. And don't even get me started on the menus that are changed in
each "upgrade." This really upsets ALL the Microsoft users I know, especially
our help desk IT professionals.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide
"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document" on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word 2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

Again I would suggest that you post in
microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,

Word doesn't force you to spellcheck, but it most certainly DOES set a
"flag": At the bottom of the screen, the spellcheck book is marked with a
red
checkmark (spellchecked) or re "X" (not spellchecked). When you add to a
previously spellchecked document, only the additional text is spellcheked
the
next time you run the spellchecker. However, when upgrading to a new
version
of Word, the entire document requires spellchecking: it does NOT recognize
previous spellcheck status.

Rerunning the spellchecker on 500- and 800-page documents will take,
literally, hours per document!!!

I'm surprised that you don't know this. I'm also more than disappointed
that
Microsoft does this, since it requires hours upon hours of my time just to
get back to where I previously was. I really hate it each time Microsoft
"upgrades" applications, because it's not really worth it. For a tiny bit
of
functionality, I must spend hours and hours figuring it all out (which
defines "downgrade" in my book). And finally, Microsoft's fancy
"dissolves"
and "fades" seem to be camouflage for applications that run slower and
slower
each time. And don't even get me started on the menus that are changed in
each "upgrade." This really upsets ALL the Microsoft users I know,
especially
our help desk IT professionals.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide
"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

Typical Microsoft response, focused on discouraging the paying customer from
receiving any real support, using the "bait and switch."

This is UNsatisfactory

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Again I would suggest that you post in
microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,

Word doesn't force you to spellcheck, but it most certainly DOES set a
"flag": At the bottom of the screen, the spellcheck book is marked with a
red
checkmark (spellchecked) or re "X" (not spellchecked). When you add to a
previously spellchecked document, only the additional text is spellcheked
the
next time you run the spellchecker. However, when upgrading to a new
version
of Word, the entire document requires spellchecking: it does NOT recognize
previous spellcheck status.

Rerunning the spellchecker on 500- and 800-page documents will take,
literally, hours per document!!!

I'm surprised that you don't know this. I'm also more than disappointed
that
Microsoft does this, since it requires hours upon hours of my time just to
get back to where I previously was. I really hate it each time Microsoft
"upgrades" applications, because it's not really worth it. For a tiny bit
of
functionality, I must spend hours and hours figuring it all out (which
defines "downgrade" in my book). And finally, Microsoft's fancy
"dissolves"
and "fades" seem to be camouflage for applications that run slower and
slower
each time. And don't even get me started on the menus that are changed in
each "upgrade." This really upsets ALL the Microsoft users I know,
especially
our help desk IT professionals.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide
"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

I don't understand: what is the URL?

You haven't even given me THIS information! Please be specific, as switching
su to new locations, then not telling us those locations, is another method
of discouraging us from receiving any genuine support, after we've paid
hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's software.

I need the URL.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide
"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document" on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word 2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

No one responding here works for Microsoft. Every person answering questions
here will agree with you that Word is a flawed product. Suzanne is trying to
tell you that the people who know the most about the spelling checker read
and respond to posts in the spellinggrammar newsgroup, not here. You are
welcome to ask your pediatrician about Alzheimer's but you might get better
information from someone who specializes in geriatric medicine instead.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Typical Microsoft response, focused on discouraging the paying customer
from
receiving any real support, using the "bait and switch."

This is UNsatisfactory

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Again I would suggest that you post in
microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,

Word doesn't force you to spellcheck, but it most certainly DOES set a
"flag": At the bottom of the screen, the spellcheck book is marked with
a
red
checkmark (spellchecked) or re "X" (not spellchecked). When you add to
a
previously spellchecked document, only the additional text is
spellcheked
the
next time you run the spellchecker. However, when upgrading to a new
version
of Word, the entire document requires spellchecking: it does NOT
recognize
previous spellcheck status.

Rerunning the spellchecker on 500- and 800-page documents will take,
literally, hours per document!!!

I'm surprised that you don't know this. I'm also more than disappointed
that
Microsoft does this, since it requires hours upon hours of my time just
to
get back to where I previously was. I really hate it each time
Microsoft
"upgrades" applications, because it's not really worth it. For a tiny
bit
of
functionality, I must spend hours and hours figuring it all out (which
defines "downgrade" in my book). And finally, Microsoft's fancy
"dissolves"
and "fades" seem to be camouflage for applications that run slower and
slower
each time. And don't even get me started on the menus that are changed
in
each "upgrade." This really upsets ALL the Microsoft users I know,
especially
our help desk IT professionals.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you
to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any
kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean
is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can
either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to
hide
"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this
document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun
the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some
of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

Most experienced users do _not_ upgrade each time one is available.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,

Word doesn't force you to spellcheck, but it most certainly DOES set a
"flag": At the bottom of the screen, the spellcheck book is marked with a
red
checkmark (spellchecked) or re "X" (not spellchecked). When you add to a
previously spellchecked document, only the additional text is spellcheked
the
next time you run the spellchecker. However, when upgrading to a new
version
of Word, the entire document requires spellchecking: it does NOT recognize
previous spellcheck status.

Rerunning the spellchecker on 500- and 800-page documents will take,
literally, hours per document!!!

I'm surprised that you don't know this. I'm also more than disappointed
that
Microsoft does this, since it requires hours upon hours of my time just to
get back to where I previously was. I really hate it each time Microsoft
"upgrades" applications, because it's not really worth it. For a tiny bit
of
functionality, I must spend hours and hours figuring it all out (which
defines "downgrade" in my book). And finally, Microsoft's fancy
"dissolves"
and "fades" seem to be camouflage for applications that run slower and
slower
each time. And don't even get me started on the menus that are changed in
each "upgrade." This really upsets ALL the Microsoft users I know,
especially
our help desk IT professionals.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide
"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an already-spellchecked
MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word 2000
to
MS
Word 2002.

Once again you seem to have replied to the wrong message. I assume you're
referring to the spelling.grammar newsgroup. I don't have the URL offhand
because I access these NGs via NNTP (using Outlook Express) rather than
through the Web portal you are using. You can do the same by clicking on
this URL: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...elling.grammar

Or you can continue to confuse yourself with the Web interface by going to
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
I don't understand: what is the URL?

You haven't even given me THIS information! Please be specific, as
switching
su to new locations, then not telling us those locations, is another
method
of discouraging us from receiving any genuine support, after we've paid
hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's software.

I need the URL.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide

"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

Okay, got it. By your titles, "MVP," I thought you all were some kind of
Jedis officially knighted by Bill Gates. I didn't WANT to upgrade, but I work
for the government. I have 2003 at work, and 2002 at home. The decision to
upgrade is made way above the heads of our local help desk, and we're never
consulted at all. This Microsoft interface -- and I've been on the Internet
since it was the ARPANet -- is more complicated than anyone else's. Sure it's
not done this way on purpose to discourage users attempting to get some
insight?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Once again you seem to have replied to the wrong message. I assume you're
referring to the spelling.grammar newsgroup. I don't have the URL offhand
because I access these NGs via NNTP (using Outlook Express) rather than
through the Web portal you are using. You can do the same by clicking on
this URL: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...elling.grammar

Or you can continue to confuse yourself with the Web interface by going to
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
I don't understand: what is the URL?

You haven't even given me THIS information! Please be specific, as
switching
su to new locations, then not telling us those locations, is another
method
of discouraging us from receiving any genuine support, after we've paid
hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's software.

I need the URL.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide

"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

Well, if you've been online that long, I would think you would be more
comfortable using Usenet! Actually, the Web interface to the NGs is an
initiative designed to accommodate users who (a) *don't* have any experience
with Usenet or newsreaders (but are comfortable with Web interfaces) or (b)
work in corporations whose networks block access to Usenet.

In addition, Microsoft software is increasingly being integrated with online
"User Assistance," which includes the MSKB, tutorials, additional Help
topics, and the newsgroups. In Word 2003, if you have online Help enabled,
when you search for something in Help and don't find it, you will be
directed to online forms that will (theoretically) connect you to existing
articles about the subject. If there are none (or none can be determined
from the search terms you've used), then you have the option to "Get help
from other users," which points you to the Office Communities.

The Web interface is very much a work in progress. It is constantly being
tweaked to improve the taxonomy of the NG lists and the entire experience.
Among the improvements that have been made since its inception are these:

1. Authentication required for posts to cut down on spam and abusive posts.

2. Ability to get notification when your post has been answered.

3. "Suggestion to Microsoft" feature.

4. Option to rate posts.

5. Blocking of attachments (this has reduced attachments in the NGs to
virtually zero, since most other Web interfaces also block them).

6. Many others that I'm probably forgetting.

An NNTP newsreader still offers the most efficient access to NGs, though; it
is much faster (especially on dial-up), and it permits users to see all the
posts in a NG in a single window, without having to page through countless
pages of messages. Although the search feature in the Web interface has been
improved, Outlook Express and other newsreaders are still better and faster,
and newsreaders offer better sorting, display, and handling options.

For more on the MVP Program, see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/. For more
on the Word MVPs, see http://word.mvps.org/AboutMVPs/index.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Okay, got it. By your titles, "MVP," I thought you all were some kind of
Jedis officially knighted by Bill Gates. I didn't WANT to upgrade, but I
work
for the government. I have 2003 at work, and 2002 at home. The decision to
upgrade is made way above the heads of our local help desk, and we're
never
consulted at all. This Microsoft interface -- and I've been on the
Internet
since it was the ARPANet -- is more complicated than anyone else's. Sure
it's
not done this way on purpose to discourage users attempting to get some
insight?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Once again you seem to have replied to the wrong message. I assume
you're
referring to the spelling.grammar newsgroup. I don't have the URL
offhand
because I access these NGs via NNTP (using Outlook Express) rather than
through the Web portal you are using. You can do the same by clicking on
this URL:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...elling.grammar

Or you can continue to confuse yourself with the Web interface by going
to

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
I don't understand: what is the URL?

You haven't even given me THIS information! Please be specific, as
switching
su to new locations, then not telling us those locations, is another
method
of discouraging us from receiving any genuine support, after we've
paid
hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's software.

I need the URL.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force
you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any
kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you
mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words
that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you
just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can
either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to
hide

"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this
document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun
the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some
of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

Ugh! Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to get some answers to a problem I have
with MS software. This method is about as easy as climbing Mt. Everest. I
think MS can make it much easier, but I don't see a desire to do so on the
part of MS.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, if you've been online that long, I would think you would be more
comfortable using Usenet! Actually, the Web interface to the NGs is an
initiative designed to accommodate users who (a) *don't* have any experience
with Usenet or newsreaders (but are comfortable with Web interfaces) or (b)
work in corporations whose networks block access to Usenet.

In addition, Microsoft software is increasingly being integrated with online
"User Assistance," which includes the MSKB, tutorials, additional Help
topics, and the newsgroups. In Word 2003, if you have online Help enabled,
when you search for something in Help and don't find it, you will be
directed to online forms that will (theoretically) connect you to existing
articles about the subject. If there are none (or none can be determined
from the search terms you've used), then you have the option to "Get help
from other users," which points you to the Office Communities.

The Web interface is very much a work in progress. It is constantly being
tweaked to improve the taxonomy of the NG lists and the entire experience.
Among the improvements that have been made since its inception are these:

1. Authentication required for posts to cut down on spam and abusive posts.

2. Ability to get notification when your post has been answered.

3. "Suggestion to Microsoft" feature.

4. Option to rate posts.

5. Blocking of attachments (this has reduced attachments in the NGs to
virtually zero, since most other Web interfaces also block them).

6. Many others that I'm probably forgetting.

An NNTP newsreader still offers the most efficient access to NGs, though; it
is much faster (especially on dial-up), and it permits users to see all the
posts in a NG in a single window, without having to page through countless
pages of messages. Although the search feature in the Web interface has been
improved, Outlook Express and other newsreaders are still better and faster,
and newsreaders offer better sorting, display, and handling options.

For more on the MVP Program, see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/. For more
on the Word MVPs, see http://word.mvps.org/AboutMVPs/index.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Okay, got it. By your titles, "MVP," I thought you all were some kind of
Jedis officially knighted by Bill Gates. I didn't WANT to upgrade, but I
work
for the government. I have 2003 at work, and 2002 at home. The decision to
upgrade is made way above the heads of our local help desk, and we're
never
consulted at all. This Microsoft interface -- and I've been on the
Internet
since it was the ARPANet -- is more complicated than anyone else's. Sure
it's
not done this way on purpose to discourage users attempting to get some
insight?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Once again you seem to have replied to the wrong message. I assume
you're
referring to the spelling.grammar newsgroup. I don't have the URL
offhand
because I access these NGs via NNTP (using Outlook Express) rather than
through the Web portal you are using. You can do the same by clicking on
this URL:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...elling.grammar

Or you can continue to confuse yourself with the Web interface by going
to

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
I don't understand: what is the URL?

You haven't even given me THIS information! Please be specific, as
switching
su to new locations, then not telling us those locations, is another
method
of discouraging us from receiving any genuine support, after we've
paid
hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's software.

I need the URL.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force
you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any
kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you
mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words
that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you
just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can
either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to
hide

"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this
document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun
the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some
of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

Exactly, and I don't either. But I'm a US government employee, so I am
subjected to these "upgrades," -- they are really downgrades, because
functionality improvements are minimal, yet acclimation is a long-term and
painful process, no thanks to Microsoft, resulting in a great loss in
productivity -- like it or not. And now you've discovered the crux of my
problem: I have MS Word 2003 at work, and MS Word 2002 at home. And the
spellcheck function does not appear to be compatible! So, will you blame me
if I sometimes feel forced into "upgrading" at home, merely to remain
compatible with my workplace? I certainly hope there's a workaround, but I
don't think Microsoft WANTS there to be one, so I wind up feeling compelled
to "upgrade."

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Most experienced users do _not_ upgrade each time one is available.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,

Word doesn't force you to spellcheck, but it most certainly DOES set a
"flag": At the bottom of the screen, the spellcheck book is marked with a
red
checkmark (spellchecked) or re "X" (not spellchecked). When you add to a
previously spellchecked document, only the additional text is spellcheked
the
next time you run the spellchecker. However, when upgrading to a new
version
of Word, the entire document requires spellchecking: it does NOT recognize
previous spellcheck status.

Rerunning the spellchecker on 500- and 800-page documents will take,
literally, hours per document!!!

I'm surprised that you don't know this. I'm also more than disappointed
that
Microsoft does this, since it requires hours upon hours of my time just to
get back to where I previously was. I really hate it each time Microsoft
"upgrades" applications, because it's not really worth it. For a tiny bit
of
functionality, I must spend hours and hours figuring it all out (which
defines "downgrade" in my book). And finally, Microsoft's fancy
"dissolves"
and "fades" seem to be camouflage for applications that run slower and
slower
each time. And don't even get me started on the menus that are changed in
each "upgrade." This really upsets ALL the Microsoft users I know,
especially
our help desk IT professionals.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to force you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set any kind of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words that you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way to hide
"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to rerun the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But some of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an already-spellchecked
MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS Word 2000
to
MS
Word 2002.

I don't think you really want the answer to your question since you keep
posting here instead of in word.spelling.grammar as suggested.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Ugh! Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to get some answers to a problem I
have
with MS software. This method is about as easy as climbing Mt. Everest. I
think MS can make it much easier, but I don't see a desire to do so on the
part of MS.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, if you've been online that long, I would think you would be more
comfortable using Usenet! Actually, the Web interface to the NGs is an
initiative designed to accommodate users who (a) *don't* have any
experience
with Usenet or newsreaders (but are comfortable with Web interfaces) or
(b)
work in corporations whose networks block access to Usenet.

In addition, Microsoft software is increasingly being integrated with
online
"User Assistance," which includes the MSKB, tutorials, additional Help
topics, and the newsgroups. In Word 2003, if you have online Help
enabled,
when you search for something in Help and don't find it, you will be
directed to online forms that will (theoretically) connect you to
existing
articles about the subject. If there are none (or none can be determined
from the search terms you've used), then you have the option to "Get
help
from other users," which points you to the Office Communities.

The Web interface is very much a work in progress. It is constantly
being
tweaked to improve the taxonomy of the NG lists and the entire
experience.
Among the improvements that have been made since its inception are
these:

1. Authentication required for posts to cut down on spam and abusive
posts.

2. Ability to get notification when your post has been answered.

3. "Suggestion to Microsoft" feature.

4. Option to rate posts.

5. Blocking of attachments (this has reduced attachments in the NGs to
virtually zero, since most other Web interfaces also block them).

6. Many others that I'm probably forgetting.

An NNTP newsreader still offers the most efficient access to NGs,
though; it
is much faster (especially on dial-up), and it permits users to see all
the
posts in a NG in a single window, without having to page through
countless
pages of messages. Although the search feature in the Web interface has
been
improved, Outlook Express and other newsreaders are still better and
faster,
and newsreaders offer better sorting, display, and handling options.

For more on the MVP Program, see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/. For
more
on the Word MVPs, see http://word.mvps.org/AboutMVPs/index.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Okay, got it. By your titles, "MVP," I thought you all were some kind
of
Jedis officially knighted by Bill Gates. I didn't WANT to upgrade, but
I
work
for the government. I have 2003 at work, and 2002 at home. The
decision to
upgrade is made way above the heads of our local help desk, and we're
never
consulted at all. This Microsoft interface -- and I've been on the
Internet
since it was the ARPANet -- is more complicated than anyone else's.
Sure
it's
not done this way on purpose to discourage users attempting to get
some
insight?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Once again you seem to have replied to the wrong message. I assume
you're
referring to the spelling.grammar newsgroup. I don't have the URL
offhand
because I access these NGs via NNTP (using Outlook Express) rather
than
through the Web portal you are using. You can do the same by
clicking on
this URL:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...elling.grammar

Or you can continue to confuse yourself with the Web interface by
going
to


http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
I don't understand: what is the URL?

You haven't even given me THIS information! Please be specific, as
switching
su to new locations, then not telling us those locations, is
another
method
of discouraging us from receiving any genuine support, after we've
paid
hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's software.

I need the URL.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to
force
you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set
any
kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you
mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words
that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you
just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can
either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling
or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way
to
hide

"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this
document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in
message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to
rerun
the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is
not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But
some
of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the
entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS
Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.

I already posted there, yesterday. But I have the notification setting let me
know when I receive any response.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I don't think you really want the answer to your question since you keep
posting here instead of in word.spelling.grammar as suggested.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Ugh! Sorry to bother you. I'm trying to get some answers to a problem I
have
with MS software. This method is about as easy as climbing Mt. Everest. I
think MS can make it much easier, but I don't see a desire to do so on the
part of MS.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, if you've been online that long, I would think you would be more
comfortable using Usenet! Actually, the Web interface to the NGs is an
initiative designed to accommodate users who (a) *don't* have any
experience
with Usenet or newsreaders (but are comfortable with Web interfaces) or
(b)
work in corporations whose networks block access to Usenet.

In addition, Microsoft software is increasingly being integrated with
online
"User Assistance," which includes the MSKB, tutorials, additional Help
topics, and the newsgroups. In Word 2003, if you have online Help
enabled,
when you search for something in Help and don't find it, you will be
directed to online forms that will (theoretically) connect you to
existing
articles about the subject. If there are none (or none can be determined
from the search terms you've used), then you have the option to "Get
help
from other users," which points you to the Office Communities.

The Web interface is very much a work in progress. It is constantly
being
tweaked to improve the taxonomy of the NG lists and the entire
experience.
Among the improvements that have been made since its inception are
these:

1. Authentication required for posts to cut down on spam and abusive
posts.

2. Ability to get notification when your post has been answered.

3. "Suggestion to Microsoft" feature.

4. Option to rate posts.

5. Blocking of attachments (this has reduced attachments in the NGs to
virtually zero, since most other Web interfaces also block them).

6. Many others that I'm probably forgetting.

An NNTP newsreader still offers the most efficient access to NGs,
though; it
is much faster (especially on dial-up), and it permits users to see all
the
posts in a NG in a single window, without having to page through
countless
pages of messages. Although the search feature in the Web interface has
been
improved, Outlook Express and other newsreaders are still better and
faster,
and newsreaders offer better sorting, display, and handling options.

For more on the MVP Program, see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/. For
more
on the Word MVPs, see http://word.mvps.org/AboutMVPs/index.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
Okay, got it. By your titles, "MVP," I thought you all were some kind
of
Jedis officially knighted by Bill Gates. I didn't WANT to upgrade, but
I
work
for the government. I have 2003 at work, and 2002 at home. The
decision to
upgrade is made way above the heads of our local help desk, and we're
never
consulted at all. This Microsoft interface -- and I've been on the
Internet
since it was the ARPANet -- is more complicated than anyone else's.
Sure
it's
not done this way on purpose to discourage users attempting to get
some
insight?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Once again you seem to have replied to the wrong message. I assume
you're
referring to the spelling.grammar newsgroup. I don't have the URL
offhand
because I access these NGs via NNTP (using Outlook Express) rather
than
through the Web portal you are using. You can do the same by
clicking on
this URL:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...elling.grammar

Or you can continue to confuse yourself with the Web interface by
going
to


http://www.microsoft.com/communities...&lang=en&cr=US

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in message
...
I don't understand: what is the URL?

You haven't even given me THIS information! Please be specific, as
switching
su to new locations, then not telling us those locations, is
another
method
of discouraging us from receiving any genuine support, after we've
paid
hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for Microsoft's software.

I need the URL.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I'm not sure I understand your question. Word has no way to
force
you to
spell-check your document, and checking spelling does not set
any
kind
of
flag to tell Word that spell checking has been done. If what you
mean is
that "Check spelling as you type" is marking as misspelled words
that
you
have told it to ignore, then this frequently happens even if you
just
close
and reopen a document.

If you really want Word not to mark them as misspelled, you can
either
add
them to the dictionary or format them as "Do not check spelling
or
grammar."
For documents that have already been spell-checked, a quick way
to
hide

"errors" is to check the box for "Hide spelling errors in this
document"
on
the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"DeltaNick" wrote in
message
...
Whenever I upgrade to a newer version of MS Word, I have to
rerun
the
spellcheck on previously-spellchecked documents. It does not
automatically
recognize a previous version's completed spellcheck. This is
not a
problem
for short documents, as they can be spellchecked quickly. But
some
of
my
documents are 800 pages or longer. I must spellcheck the
entire
document,
which takes hours, literally.

Is there a way to get MS Word 2003 to recognize an
already-spellchecked MS
Word 2002 document? This also happened when I updated from MS
Word
2000 to
MS
Word 2002.