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How do I cause Word to locate and use spell check in older files?
Spell check works fine in new file but word can not find or use spell check
in older files to which I need to add data. |
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In the older file, press Ctrl+A to select the entire document, then go to
Tools | Language | Set Language and make sure that the correct language is selected and that "Do not check spelling or grammar" is not checked. Also, in pre-Word 97 files, you may find that "Hide spelling errors in this document" is checked 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. "Cornucopia of" Cornucopia of @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... Spell check works fine in new file but word can not find or use spell check in older files to which I need to add data. |
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Thank you Susan for your help. However, after following your directions I
asked for the document to be spell checked a little box came up saying it could not find spell check or grammer check. I purchased my new Dell XP (with Word software installed) in '03 so my files are no older than that but for some reason it can not find spell check in existing documents. It works fine in all new documents I create. Thanks for your kindness. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In the older file, press Ctrl+A to select the entire document, then go to Tools | Language | Set Language and make sure that the correct language is selected and that "Do not check spelling or grammar" is not checked. Also, in pre-Word 97 files, you may find that "Hide spelling errors in this document" is checked 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. "Cornucopia of" Cornucopia of @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... Spell check works fine in new file but word can not find or use spell check in older files to which I need to add data. |
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If the spelling checker is working in new documents, then there's no
question the proofing tools are installed. I can't imagine why they would be missing just for older files, but you might want to post your question in the microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar newsgroup. -- 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. "Cornucopia of" wrote in message ... Thank you Susan for your help. However, after following your directions I asked for the document to be spell checked a little box came up saying it could not find spell check or grammer check. I purchased my new Dell XP (with Word software installed) in '03 so my files are no older than that but for some reason it can not find spell check in existing documents. It works fine in all new documents I create. Thanks for your kindness. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In the older file, press Ctrl+A to select the entire document, then go to Tools | Language | Set Language and make sure that the correct language is selected and that "Do not check spelling or grammar" is not checked. Also, in pre-Word 97 files, you may find that "Hide spelling errors in this document" is checked 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. "Cornucopia of" Cornucopia of @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... Spell check works fine in new file but word can not find or use spell check in older files to which I need to add data. |