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Spell check thinks words are misspelled when they're not (Word 200
My copy of Word 2003 is about eight years old. Yesterday, it began
underlining words in red that are, in fact, spelled correctly -- for example, "final," "fifty," and "feet." I checked to make sure that English (U.S.) was set as the language for the entire document, but the problem persists. In addition, when I try to add the supposedly misspelled words to the Custom Dictionary, I get a message telling me the dictionary is full. I read the Master Spell Check FAQ I've seen posted in this forum, and learned that the dictionary problem may mean my spell checking files are corrupted. Would that also explain the problem with underlining words that are spelled correctly? None of the four possible reasons identified in the Master Spell Check FAQ seem to apply to my situation. Thanks in advance. |
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Spell check thinks words are misspelled when they're not (Word 200
Unless those words have been added to an exclusion dictionary, and if you're
sure that the language applied to those specific words is in fact English, then it does seem likely that the proofing files are damaged. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "SwingsetAbby" wrote in message ... My copy of Word 2003 is about eight years old. Yesterday, it began underlining words in red that are, in fact, spelled correctly -- for example, "final," "fifty," and "feet." I checked to make sure that English (U.S.) was set as the language for the entire document, but the problem persists. In addition, when I try to add the supposedly misspelled words to the Custom Dictionary, I get a message telling me the dictionary is full. I read the Master Spell Check FAQ I've seen posted in this forum, and learned that the dictionary problem may mean my spell checking files are corrupted. Would that also explain the problem with underlining words that are spelled correctly? None of the four possible reasons identified in the Master Spell Check FAQ seem to apply to my situation. Thanks in advance. |
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Spell check thinks words are misspelled when they're not (Word
Thanks for the quick response. We haven't added any words to an exclusion
dictionary, and I selected all of the text before applying U.S. English as the preferred language. I also positioned my cursor at the top of the document and set the language as U.S. English, just to be sure. So I'm certain that those specific words were being spell checked against the English dictionary. Am I correct in assuming, then, that the "fix" suggested for the Custom Dictionary problem is what I should use to repair/replace the damaged proofing files? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Unless those words have been added to an exclusion dictionary, and if you're sure that the language applied to those specific words is in fact English, then it does seem likely that the proofing files are damaged. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "SwingsetAbby" wrote in message ... My copy of Word 2003 is about eight years old. Yesterday, it began underlining words in red that are, in fact, spelled correctly -- for example, "final," "fifty," and "feet." I checked to make sure that English (U.S.) was set as the language for the entire document, but the problem persists. In addition, when I try to add the supposedly misspelled words to the Custom Dictionary, I get a message telling me the dictionary is full. I read the Master Spell Check FAQ I've seen posted in this forum, and learned that the dictionary problem may mean my spell checking files are corrupted. Would that also explain the problem with underlining words that are spelled correctly? None of the four possible reasons identified in the Master Spell Check FAQ seem to apply to my situation. Thanks in advance. |
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Spell check thinks words are misspelled when they're not (Word
I believe so, yes, following the directions in the linked KB article.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "SwingsetAbby" wrote in message ... Thanks for the quick response. We haven't added any words to an exclusion dictionary, and I selected all of the text before applying U.S. English as the preferred language. I also positioned my cursor at the top of the document and set the language as U.S. English, just to be sure. So I'm certain that those specific words were being spell checked against the English dictionary. Am I correct in assuming, then, that the "fix" suggested for the Custom Dictionary problem is what I should use to repair/replace the damaged proofing files? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Unless those words have been added to an exclusion dictionary, and if you're sure that the language applied to those specific words is in fact English, then it does seem likely that the proofing files are damaged. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "SwingsetAbby" wrote in message ... My copy of Word 2003 is about eight years old. Yesterday, it began underlining words in red that are, in fact, spelled correctly -- for example, "final," "fifty," and "feet." I checked to make sure that English (U.S.) was set as the language for the entire document, but the problem persists. In addition, when I try to add the supposedly misspelled words to the Custom Dictionary, I get a message telling me the dictionary is full. I read the Master Spell Check FAQ I've seen posted in this forum, and learned that the dictionary problem may mean my spell checking files are corrupted. Would that also explain the problem with underlining words that are spelled correctly? None of the four possible reasons identified in the Master Spell Check FAQ seem to apply to my situation. Thanks in advance. |
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