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Spell check stopped working
After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell
check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. -- Howard |
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Spell check stopped working
On office button ( left top corner) click on it, choose word option and then
on proofing." Check the grammer and spelling option" and "check spelling as i type" are selected or not. -- GuRuVeEr http://guruveer.blog.com "Howard" wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. -- Howard |
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Spell check stopped working
Check if the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared
Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override" exists and if it does delete it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. |
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Spell check stopped working
Graham, how do I do that?
-- Howard "Graham Mayor" wrote: Check if the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override" exists and if it does delete it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. |
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Spell check stopped working
"Check spelling as you type" is checked.
-- Howard "Guruveer" wrote: On office button ( left top corner) click on it, choose word option and then on proofing." Check the grammer and spelling option" and "check spelling as i type" are selected or not. -- GuRuVeEr http://guruveer.blog.com "Howard" wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. -- Howard |
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Spell check stopped working
I just discovered that though it does not check spelling, it still checks
grammar. -- Howard "Graham Mayor" wrote: Check if the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override" exists and if it does delete it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. |
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Spell check stopped working
From windows Start Run type regedit and press the enter key. This will
open an Explorer-like dialog. In the left window look follow the path indicated in my earlier message and if found select and delete it. Close the registry editor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: Graham, how do I do that? Check if the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override" exists and if it does delete it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. |
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Spell check stopped working
That registry key does NOT exist.
Not what? -- Howard "Howard" wrote: Graham, how do I do that? -- Howard "Graham Mayor" wrote: Check if the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override" exists and if it does delete it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. |
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Spell check stopped working
That registry key does NOT exist.
What else can I try? -- Howard "Howard" wrote: I just discovered that though it does not check spelling, it still checks grammar. -- Howard "Graham Mayor" wrote: Check if the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override" exists and if it does delete it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. |
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Spell check stopped working
It appears that others have experienced the same problem. One other 'cure'
that appeared to work was to set up a different user profile - see http://help.lockergnome.com/office/W...ict909134.html -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: That registry key does NOT exist. What else can I try? I just discovered that though it does not check spelling, it still checks grammar. -- Howard "Graham Mayor" wrote: Check if the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override" exists and if it does delete it. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Howard wrote: After a Microsoft Word update was automatically installed last week, my spell check program stopped working. How can I get it to work again? I am using Word 2007 on a Windows XP machine. |
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