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Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a test.
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Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way. And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without them,
why hamstring them?

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Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a test.


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We have the same problem. It needs to be disabled, and unusable (which
appears impossible), as it's for English examinations, where students are
graded on spelling and grammar, NOT on how well they can use Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way. And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without them,
why hamstring them?

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

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Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a test.


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Then you will have to uninstall the Proofing Tools.

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

"Ian_T" wrote in message
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We have the same problem. It needs to be disabled, and unusable (which
appears impossible), as it's for English examinations, where students are
graded on spelling and grammar, NOT on how well they can use Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way. And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without
them,
why hamstring them?

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

"Oistein" wrote in message
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Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a test.


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Actually, I tried that last night on an existing install, by marking the
proofing tools unavailable. Opening Word after that still left the spell
checker intact. Is it not possible to make that kind of change to an existing
install?

Thanks for the replies by the way...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Then you will have to uninstall the Proofing Tools.

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

"Ian_T" wrote in message
...
We have the same problem. It needs to be disabled, and unusable (which
appears impossible), as it's for English examinations, where students are
graded on spelling and grammar, NOT on how well they can use Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way. And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without
them,
why hamstring them?

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

"Oistein" wrote in message
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Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a test.

.


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I believe Word will re-install the spell check in these circumstances. If
you want to ensure that users do not employ spell checking you are going to
have to provide tools that do not include it and ensure they don't have
access to third party spelling checkers such as may be provided by the
internet. WordPad should work.

There was a lot to be said for the old methods of pen and paper!

I agree with Suzanne, that in an age where word-processing will be used to
submit documents to paper/screen, it is unrealistic to expect users not to
take advantage of the tools provided. Students will require a knowledge of
the principles of grammar to be able to use a computerised grammar checker
or their documents will be gibberish. Such is the richness of the English
language, that even with a spell checker, users would still have to know
which alternative spelling was correct.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"Ian_T" wrote in message
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Actually, I tried that last night on an existing install, by marking the
proofing tools unavailable. Opening Word after that still left the spell
checker intact. Is it not possible to make that kind of change to an
existing
install?

Thanks for the replies by the way...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Then you will have to uninstall the Proofing Tools.

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

"Ian_T" wrote in message
...
We have the same problem. It needs to be disabled, and unusable (which
appears impossible), as it's for English examinations, where students
are
graded on spelling and grammar, NOT on how well they can use Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way.
And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without
them,
why hamstring them?

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

"Oistein" wrote in message
...

Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a
test.

.


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I believe Word will re-install the spell check in these circumstances. If
you want to ensure that users do not employ spell checking you are going to
have to provide tools that do not include it and ensure they don't have
access to third party spelling checkers such as may be provided by the
internet. WordPad should work.

There was a lot to be said for the old methods of pen and paper!

I agree with Suzanne, that in an age where word-processing will be used to
submit documents to paper/screen, it is unrealistic to expect users not to
take advantage of the tools provided. Students will require a knowledge of
the principles of grammar to be able to use a computerised grammar checker
or their documents will be gibberish. Such is the richness of the English
language, that even with a spell checker, users would still have to know
which alternative spelling was correct.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"Ian_T" wrote in message
...
Actually, I tried that last night on an existing install, by marking the
proofing tools unavailable. Opening Word after that still left the spell
checker intact. Is it not possible to make that kind of change to an
existing
install?

Thanks for the replies by the way...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Then you will have to uninstall the Proofing Tools.

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

"Ian_T" wrote in message
...
We have the same problem. It needs to be disabled, and unusable (which
appears impossible), as it's for English examinations, where students
are
graded on spelling and grammar, NOT on how well they can use Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way.
And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without
them,
why hamstring them?

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

"Oistein" wrote in message
...

Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a
test.

.


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Then you will have to uninstall the Proofing Tools.

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

"Ian_T" wrote in message
...
We have the same problem. It needs to be disabled, and unusable (which
appears impossible), as it's for English examinations, where students are
graded on spelling and grammar, NOT on how well they can use Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way. And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without
them,
why hamstring them?

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

"Oistein" wrote in message
...

Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a test.


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Actually, I tried that last night on an existing install, by marking the
proofing tools unavailable. Opening Word after that still left the spell
checker intact. Is it not possible to make that kind of change to an existing
install?

Thanks for the replies by the way...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Then you will have to uninstall the Proofing Tools.

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

"Ian_T" wrote in message
...
We have the same problem. It needs to be disabled, and unusable (which
appears impossible), as it's for English examinations, where students are
graded on spelling and grammar, NOT on how well they can use Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way. And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without
them,
why hamstring them?

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

"Oistein" wrote in message
...

Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a test.

.


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We have the same problem. It needs to be disabled, and unusable (which
appears impossible), as it's for English examinations, where students are
graded on spelling and grammar, NOT on how well they can use Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Short of uninstalling the proofing tools, there is no practical way. And,
given that it requires some judgment to use the proofing tools
intelligently, and students are unlikely ever to have to work without them,
why hamstring them?

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

"Oistein" wrote in message
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Does anyone now hove too disable spell check in word 2007?
I need to be sure that my students can't start the tool during a test.


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