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Corrupt normal.dot and problems with spell checking
Hello everyone
I have a co-worker using Word 2000 SP2 on a Windows 2000 machine. When he attempts to spell check a document, it comes up and states that a spell check is complete, it will not find errors that are deliberately made. On top of this under the Tools/Options the Language options is always saying not to check spelling or grammar. Even after one deselects the do not check option. I suspect something to do with a normal.dot problem. I found the normal.dot file and deleted it and it appears that documents created now will check spelling. But if we cut and paste an older document, then the pasted portion will not be spell checked. The problem is that he has some big older documents that he has to spell check....any ideas? TIA Joe |
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When deselcting the Do Not Check... options, are you selecting all of the
text in the document, first? The Do Not Check... options, as are all Language options, is a font/character level formatting setting. Hence, it applies only to whatever text is selected. If you select that option and start typing, then it will apply to what you type, just as clicking Bold or Italic will apply only to what you type. Does this help? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "Joe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone I have a co-worker using Word 2000 SP2 on a Windows 2000 machine. When he attempts to spell check a document, it comes up and states that a spell check is complete, it will not find errors that are deliberately made. On top of this under the Tools/Options the Language options is always saying not to check spelling or grammar. Even after one deselects the do not check option. I suspect something to do with a normal.dot problem. I found the normal.dot file and deleted it and it appears that documents created now will check spelling. But if we cut and paste an older document, then the pasted portion will not be spell checked. The problem is that he has some big older documents that he has to spell check....any ideas? TIA Joe |
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Herb
Thanks for your advice, I tried it with a document that he emailed to me. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. I CTRL-A selected all the text in the document, and then deselected the Do Not Check option. I saved the document but it still doesn't check the spelling and when I recheck the "Do not check..." option, it has been reselected.....mysteriously. Joe "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... When deselcting the Do Not Check... options, are you selecting all of the text in the document, first? The Do Not Check... options, as are all Language options, is a font/character level formatting setting. Hence, it applies only to whatever text is selected. If you select that option and start typing, then it will apply to what you type, just as clicking Bold or Italic will apply only to what you type. Does this help? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "Joe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone I have a co-worker using Word 2000 SP2 on a Windows 2000 machine. When he attempts to spell check a document, it comes up and states that a spell check is complete, it will not find errors that are deliberately made. On top of this under the Tools/Options the Language options is always saying not to check spelling or grammar. Even after one deselects the do not check option. I suspect something to do with a normal.dot problem. I found the normal.dot file and deleted it and it appears that documents created now will check spelling. But if we cut and paste an older document, then the pasted portion will not be spell checked. The problem is that he has some big older documents that he has to spell check....any ideas? TIA Joe |
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Joe: See if the info here helps (some of it repeats Herb's advice):
http://www.officearticles.com/word/s...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Joe" wrote in message ... Herb Thanks for your advice, I tried it with a document that he emailed to me. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. I CTRL-A selected all the text in the document, and then deselected the Do Not Check option. I saved the document but it still doesn't check the spelling and when I recheck the "Do not check..." option, it has been reselected.....mysteriously. Joe "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... When deselcting the Do Not Check... options, are you selecting all of the text in the document, first? The Do Not Check... options, as are all Language options, is a font/character level formatting setting. Hence, it applies only to whatever text is selected. If you select that option and start typing, then it will apply to what you type, just as clicking Bold or Italic will apply only to what you type. Does this help? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "Joe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone I have a co-worker using Word 2000 SP2 on a Windows 2000 machine. When he attempts to spell check a document, it comes up and states that a spell check is complete, it will not find errors that are deliberately made. On top of this under the Tools/Options the Language options is always saying not to check spelling or grammar. Even after one deselects the do not check option. I suspect something to do with a normal.dot problem. I found the normal.dot file and deleted it and it appears that documents created now will check spelling. But if we cut and paste an older document, then the pasted portion will not be spell checked. The problem is that he has some big older documents that he has to spell check....any ideas? TIA Joe |
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If, after clicking Recheck Document, it still doesn't work... another thing
to try is to press Ctrl+A and ensure that a supported language (such as English US) is selected. If that still doesn't "stick", then try starting Word in Safe mode (hold down Ctrl as you start Word, keeping it pressed until Word starts; then say Yes to the Safe Mode prompt). If it works in Safe mode, then I would suspect some kind of settings corruption at work. We can cross that bridge if necessary. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "Anne Troy" wrote in message ... Joe: See if the info here helps (some of it repeats Herb's advice): http://www.officearticles.com/word/s...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Joe" wrote in message ... Herb Thanks for your advice, I tried it with a document that he emailed to me. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. I CTRL-A selected all the text in the document, and then deselected the Do Not Check option. I saved the document but it still doesn't check the spelling and when I recheck the "Do not check..." option, it has been reselected.....mysteriously. Joe "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... When deselcting the Do Not Check... options, are you selecting all of the text in the document, first? The Do Not Check... options, as are all Language options, is a font/character level formatting setting. Hence, it applies only to whatever text is selected. If you select that option and start typing, then it will apply to what you type, just as clicking Bold or Italic will apply only to what you type. Does this help? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "Joe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone I have a co-worker using Word 2000 SP2 on a Windows 2000 machine. When he attempts to spell check a document, it comes up and states that a spell check is complete, it will not find errors that are deliberately made. On top of this under the Tools/Options the Language options is always saying not to check spelling or grammar. Even after one deselects the do not check option. I suspect something to do with a normal.dot problem. I found the normal.dot file and deleted it and it appears that documents created now will check spelling. But if we cut and paste an older document, then the pasted portion will not be spell checked. The problem is that he has some big older documents that he has to spell check....any ideas? TIA Joe |
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Herb and Anne
Thanks again for the advice, we'll try it on Monday! Joe "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... If, after clicking Recheck Document, it still doesn't work... another thing to try is to press Ctrl+A and ensure that a supported language (such as English US) is selected. If that still doesn't "stick", then try starting Word in Safe mode (hold down Ctrl as you start Word, keeping it pressed until Word starts; then say Yes to the Safe Mode prompt). If it works in Safe mode, then I would suspect some kind of settings corruption at work. We can cross that bridge if necessary. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "Anne Troy" wrote in message ... Joe: See if the info here helps (some of it repeats Herb's advice): http://www.officearticles.com/word/s...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Joe" wrote in message ... Herb Thanks for your advice, I tried it with a document that he emailed to me. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. I CTRL-A selected all the text in the document, and then deselected the Do Not Check option. I saved the document but it still doesn't check the spelling and when I recheck the "Do not check..." option, it has been reselected.....mysteriously. Joe "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... When deselcting the Do Not Check... options, are you selecting all of the text in the document, first? The Do Not Check... options, as are all Language options, is a font/character level formatting setting. Hence, it applies only to whatever text is selected. If you select that option and start typing, then it will apply to what you type, just as clicking Bold or Italic will apply only to what you type. Does this help? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "Joe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone I have a co-worker using Word 2000 SP2 on a Windows 2000 machine. When he attempts to spell check a document, it comes up and states that a spell check is complete, it will not find errors that are deliberately made. On top of this under the Tools/Options the Language options is always saying not to check spelling or grammar. Even after one deselects the do not check option. I suspect something to do with a normal.dot problem. I found the normal.dot file and deleted it and it appears that documents created now will check spelling. But if we cut and paste an older document, then the pasted portion will not be spell checked. The problem is that he has some big older documents that he has to spell check....any ideas? TIA Joe |
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Since you mention "older documents," there's one other setting you might
want to check. On the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options, make sure that "Hide spelling errors in this document" is not checked. That is the default setting for Word 95 and earlier documents opened in later versions. -- 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. "Joe" wrote in message ... Hello everyone I have a co-worker using Word 2000 SP2 on a Windows 2000 machine. When he attempts to spell check a document, it comes up and states that a spell check is complete, it will not find errors that are deliberately made. On top of this under the Tools/Options the Language options is always saying not to check spelling or grammar. Even after one deselects the do not check option. I suspect something to do with a normal.dot problem. I found the normal.dot file and deleted it and it appears that documents created now will check spelling. But if we cut and paste an older document, then the pasted portion will not be spell checked. The problem is that he has some big older documents that he has to spell check....any ideas? TIA Joe |
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