Spell check hickups

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Larry B

I have Office 97. Some mispelled words don't come up as misspelled. For
example, "mssed". It is not in my custom dictionary or in the Auto Correct
list.

Where can I look to correct this, if anywhere? Thanks,

Larry
 
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Larry B

Hi Anne,

I have 98SE instead of XP, but same difference.

Spell Check is working in that it does pick up many words, but not all.
"Mssed" is one of them.

Thanks, Larry
 
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Uncle Joe

Hmmm. Just checked "mssed" by typing it into a new Word 2003
document. Word 2003 immediately flagged it as misspelled. At
least there is some spelling relief for you when you upgrade.

It's of small consolation but you could use the AutoCorrect
feature of Word to replace "mssed" with "missed" if you tend to
misspell the word on occasion.

Insert > AutoText > AutoText > AutoCorrect tab
Enter "mssed" in the Replace block and "missed" in the With block.

Good luck.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

The version of Windows you have is irrelevant. There are several possible
reasons for spell check not to work in Word (generally or in specific
documents), but when a specific misspelled word in a document is not
flagged, the likelihood is that:

1. You have inadvertently added it to your custom dictionary. To check,
access the dictionary (from the Spelling & Grammar tab of Tools | Options)
and look for the word; delete if found.

2. The word is marked as "Do not check spelling or grammar" ("(no proofing)"
in older versions). Select the word, 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. While you're there, clear the
check box for "Detect language automatically," which doesn't work well
enough to be useful.

You might also check to see whether the spelling checker flags "hickups."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Larry B

Dear Suzanne,

#1- Already done, see original post.
#2- W97 does not have the two check boxes in Set Language that you refer to.

Could it just be a *hiccup* in the irrelevant Word 97 embedded dictionary?

Thanks for your insights.

Larry
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

In Word 97 you need to make sure that the word is not formatted as "(no
proofing)."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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all may benefit.
 
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Larry B

Ok, you got me.

Where do I find out if the word has been formatted as "(no proofing)"? I
(thought that I) checked everywhere.

Thanks, Larry
 
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Larry B

Thank you. Clear enough. Unfortunately, that did not solve it. The document
and that particular work does not have "no proofing" formatting as
indicated by English being shown as the default language and that when I
initiate a spellcheck, there is no disclaimer about "no proofing" areas
having been skipped.

Thanks for your help, though.

Is there any way to look at the native dictionary's contents (not
Custom.dic)?

Larry
 
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garfield-n-odie

As far as I know, the main dictionary's .lex file is not in
human-readable form.
 
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Larry B

Hi Anne,

Yes, and since the dcument contains just this one "non-word" word, it
immediately says that it is complete.

Larry
 

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