[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

hi Rene,

If [x] Do not check spelling or grammar is always checked then it could be set as the default in the template you're using for your
Word documents or the definitiions in your Quick Style set on the Home ribbon.

In the 'Set Languages' choice in
Review=Proofing=Set Language
is there an 'abc' logo next to the English language choice?

If you turned off the
[ ] Do not check...
setting and clicked the [Default] button in that dialog, then restarted Word 2007 and created a new document. What language is
showing for text in that new document?

If your system settings in the control panel for language don't match the language you're working in with Word turn off the 'Set
Language' choice to 'automatically detect' langugage.

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"row.rene" wrote in message ...
Hi Bob,

Thanks for replying. I had just bought a new computer and a laptop. Both
came with the trial version of Microsoft Office and the spell checker didnt
work on that version so when my trial version ran out I purchased the full
Office Home and Student 2007 from Harvey Norman. I thought that that would
fix it but it still hasnt.

My grammar check works but even if a word is spelled really weirdly, the
spell check still doesnt pick them up. I have run through each of your points
and nothing worked.

Also, everytime I highlight all of the text and then check in the set
language box, the "do not check spelling or grammar" box is always
highlighted. Please help as I am doing so many huge assignments and it is so
hard to check 2500 words by hand! It is very annoying to think that you pay
so much money for something and then it doesnt work properly.

Thanking you

Rene
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Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

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