[waf43]

The spell checker misses obviously misspelled words and resetting it for the
document doesn't help. How cna this be fixed?

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Assuming you have Word 2007:

1. Verify settings in Word 2007:
a. Open the document that has this problem. Press Ctrl+A to
select all of the text.
b. Click on Review tab | Proofing: Set Language | choose your
language | uncheck the "Detect language automatically" and "Do
not check spelling or grammar" boxes | Default | OK.
c. Click on Office Button | Word Options | Proofing | check the
"Check spelling as you type" and "Check grammar with spelling"
boxes | uncheck the "Hide spelling errors in this document only"
and "Hide grammar errors in this document only" boxes | OK.

2. If the previous suggestion doesn't help, then in Word 2007
click on Office Button | Word Options | Add-Ins | Manage:
Disabled Items. If you see any disabled items that relate to
spelling, try enabling them.

3. If the previous two suggestions don't help, then:
a. Close Word.
b. Start regedit. In your Windows registry, if the key
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing
Tools\1.0\Override" exists, delete it.
c. Restart your computer.


waf43 wrote:

The spell checker misses obviously misspelled words and resetting it for the
document doesn't help. How cna this be fixed?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm

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

"waf43" wrote in message
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The spell checker misses obviously misspelled words and resetting it for
the
document doesn't help. How cna this be fixed?

[Dave ACGEM]

Originally Posted by waf43

The spell checker misses obviously misspelled words and resetting it for the
document doesn't help. How cna this be fixed?

In WORD 2013, I solved this problem by changing the "Language" to UK English, then back to American English as the Default. I immediately started seeing the missed misspelled words