Spell checker

[joe]

Win XP Pro SP3

I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.

I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's spell
checker?

How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?

Any help appreciated.

Joe

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Win XP Pro SP3

I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.

I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's
spell checker?

How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?

Any help appreciated.

Joe

OE 6 does not come with it's own spell check. You need Word or an MS
Office program, pre 2007. The spell checker in Works 4 through 6 will work
with OE, but not other editions. If you do not have such a program, you
can download a free spell check at one of these sites.

Vampirefo Spell Check.

Download it from Major Geeks:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

Or download it from SnapFile:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spelloe.html

Or you may like TinySpell. (Checks the spelling as you type).

Download it here:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/

 

[Bickford Shmeckler]

Google for outlook express spellchecker

: Win XP Pro SP3
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: I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.
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: I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's
spell
: checker?
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: How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?
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: Any help appreciated.
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: Joe
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[Bruce Chambers]

Win XP Pro SP3

I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.

I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's spell
checker?

Correct, Outlook Express was designed to use Microsoft Office's spell
checker.

How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?

Keep a dictionary handy, or try to find a 3rd party software solution
via Google.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[Badger]

Joe,
Open Office.org 3 has a spell checker.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Joe,
Open Office.org 3 has a spell checker.

While that's true, it won't help the OP; OE requires the spell checker
of Microsoft Office or one of that suite's applications.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[Badger]

OK, Bruce,

He may still be able to use one of the free spell checkers from Major Geeks.
I've used them before on Outlook Express.

Badger

 

[joe]

Thanks guys. I did indeed get a spell checker from Major Geeks and it works
just fine.
As an aside, it is amazing how similar to the Microsoft Office apps are the
OPen Office apps. Identical in many respects. And free!

 

[Bob I]

Thanks guys. I did indeed get a spell checker from Major Geeks and it works
just fine.
As an aside, it is amazing how similar to the Microsoft Office apps are the
OPen Office apps. Identical in many respects. And free!

You have it backwards, it's the open office apps that are similar, and
sort of compatible.

 

[SC Tom]

You have it backwards, it's the open office apps that are similar, and
sort of compatible.

No, that's what Joe said, just in a round-about way

 

[joe]

Thanx Tom, that's exactly what I said. It's called English.