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Default Getting rid of UK English--MS Word 2003 Speller

When I try to insert an endnote into these files, I get that numbered error
message and then when I go into debug in Visual Basic at bottom of error
message, I get this further comment stuff. Is this helpful?:

InsertFootnote()
'First, make sure IP is in a valid location to insert footnote
If Selection.ShapeRange.Count 0 Then
MsgBox "Insertion Point (IP) can not be in a frame or textbox" &
vbCrLf _
& "when inserting a footnote." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
& "Please place the IP in the text of the document where you " &
vbCrLf _
& "want to insert the note reference mark and try again.",
vbInformation, "Footnote Wizard"

And could this be some sort of conflict with the styles and formatting stuff
, of which there is a lot in these files. They were the basis for a printed
book, and I am revising that book, and these files, now. JF

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This suggests that some code is running in the document (although googling
that error message turns up a plethora of confusing information). I'm going
to cross-post this to microsoft.public.word.application.errors, where it may
attract the attention of readers who might be more knowledgeable about such
errors.

For a start, though, try starting Word in Office Safe Mode (press Ctrl while
it is loading) and see if you experience the problem there. If not, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...artingWord.htm for general
troubleshooting steps regarding Normal.dot, the Registry, add-ins, and so
on. On the face of it, I would suspect an add-in.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"removing all headers and footers"
t.com wrote in message
...

Also, I also get Microsoft Visual Basic error runtime 424 when it crashes
a
file
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

She already said she can edit footnotes if she doesn't change the
language.
I just find this totally bizarre.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
...
Are you able to do this in other documents or is it just this one
document? Does it allow you if you don't change the language first?

Terry

"removing all headers and footers"
t.com wrote in
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...

thanks, I tried that open and repair, and it too did not help.

When I try to insert a footnote into the Control-A file that I worked
over
like Suzanne suggested, I still get a MS Visual Basic error message
(runtime
error 424, object.....) or it just crashes ---- and thus it will not
let
me
insert a note.

The original file before her solution to the language problem,
however,
does
let me insert notes anywhere.....



JF




"Terry Farrell" wrote:

File, Open, select the document and then press the little arrow
attached
to
the OPEN button and select Open and Repair.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"removing all headers and footers"
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Hi, I am not sure what you mean by open and repair a file?

Interestingly, the original files (before I did the Control A
procedure
that
solved the speller and autocorrect problems) will let me put
endnotes
and
footnotes into them, no problem with that. It is only new control A
corrected
file that crashes when I try to put even one note in? JF


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Surely not language-related. Perhaps the document is corrupt? Have
you
tried
Open and Repair?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"removing all headers and footers"
t.com wrote in
message
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Unfortunately, now in these new files they will not let me add
endnotes.
Every attempt to insert notes crashes Word entirely?? Not sure
what
is
going
on. JF

"removing all headers and footers" wrote:


Great! It now works fine.

Suzanne, as ever, you are a lifesaver. thanks, Joe
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Ctrl+A (Select All) and use Tools | Language | Set Language
to
change
the
language setting to English (U.S.). Note that Ctrl+A selects
the
document
body only; you may need to change the language for headers,
footers,
footnotes, endnotes, etc., separately.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"removing all headers and footers"
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My book chapter files were copyedited in England and now
own
my MS
WORD
2003
speller insists on using English (UK) when spell checking
these
files.

I have set the MS Word 2003 tools/language default as
English
(US),
and
also Windows XP regional/language setting in control panel
is
set
for
English
(US), but when I work on these files and spell check them,
the
speller
STILL
insists on using English (UK) and stopping for all US words
that
are
spelled
differently in British English.

How do I permanently, forever, get rid of English (UK) in
MS
Word
and
Windows XP? I have no use for it.... Thanks.