Outlook 2003 should let me use Word 2002 to spell check.

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As a user using Word 2002 I have just purchased Outlook 2003. However I am
very dissappointed to see that only Word 2003 can be used in Outlook to spell
check! I think it unreasonable to expect home pc users to upgrade all
packages every year!
 
You can spell check on either F7 or set OL to spell check on send.

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Many thanks Diane for the help.

I had realised that Outlook 2003 has its own spell checker although having
only received the software yesterday I have not had much opportunity to see
how that compares with using Word for the job, as in previous versions of
Outlook that I have used. Naturally, in setting Outlook up, I went as usual
to set Word up but discovered that only Word 2003 could be used. Only time
will tell me whether this will be a drawback.

Thanks again

Regards



Diane Poremsky said:
You can spell check on either F7 or set OL to spell check on send.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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Adrian Stephenson said:
As a user using Word 2002 I have just purchased Outlook 2003. However I am
very dissappointed to see that only Word 2003 can be used in Outlook to
spell
check! I think it unreasonable to expect home pc users to upgrade all
packages every year!
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You won't have spellcheck as you type and some autcorrect features won't
work (the outlook editor has more autocorrect than in OL2002). Wordmail
envelopes won't work - this is when you are working in Word or Excel and
click the Email button and the email header shows on the document. Some
other integrated wordmail features won't work, but most of them are only
used by corps and the typical user doesn't notice their gone. Mail merge
from Outlook won't work either.

There are probably a few other things, but these are the major ones most
people notice.

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Adrian H Stephenson said:
Many thanks Diane for the help.

I had realised that Outlook 2003 has its own spell checker although having
only received the software yesterday I have not had much opportunity to
see
how that compares with using Word for the job, as in previous versions of
Outlook that I have used. Naturally, in setting Outlook up, I went as
usual
to set Word up but discovered that only Word 2003 could be used. Only time
will tell me whether this will be a drawback.

Thanks again

Regards



Diane Poremsky said:
You can spell check on either F7 or set OL to spell check on send.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


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As a user using Word 2002 I have just purchased Outlook 2003. However I
am
very dissappointed to see that only Word 2003 can be used in Outlook to
spell
check! I think it unreasonable to expect home pc users to upgrade all
packages every year!
Click to expand...
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Adrian Stephenson said:
As a user using Word 2002 I have just purchased Outlook 2003. However
I am very dissappointed to see that only Word 2003 can be used in
Outlook to spell check! I think it unreasonable to expect home pc
users to upgrade all packages every year!
Click to expand...

Purchasing a stand-alone Outlook license costs almost as much as the license
for the entire Office suite. You would have received more value for your
money by buying the Office suite.
 
In the United Kingdom MS Outlook 2003 costs around £74 whilst the Standard
Edition of Microsoft Office costs around £260, unless you are a Student or a
Teacher which then allows you to puchase for around £110!. Even then,
technically, once an individual ceases to fall in either category then the
full licence applies! As I have Word 2002, which is perfectly adequate,
together with Office 1997 - I rarely need complex spreadsheets or Powerpoint.
for instance - then I did not feel the additional outlay was justified!
 
FWIW, the student teacher version is for homes where students live and can
be installed on the family computer, for use by all users, including the
parents. You can't use it for commercial use, but most casual home users who
worry about the cost aren't using it for business purposes anyway - and many
have kids in school. So... for 40 more, you get 3 more programs that are
much better integrated with each other and offer some new features that also
make the investment worthwhile.

I personally would never buy just standalone Outlook - the cost/value ratio
is just too high - 75 for one program is too much. If the suite upgrade
price isn't affordable and I didn't qualify for the S&T version, i would
keep the old version.


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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/
 
Problem is, my kids are
grown up so nobody qualifies for the Student Version and in order to get one
you have to produce a current student card!
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Actually, no, you do not have to produce a current student card.
 
The ISP may not "support" it, but it will still work. They just won't help
you make it work - and more than likely, they weren't very good at that
either. :)

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


Adrian Stephenson said:
I couldn't agree more ........... but, as my ISP will no longer support
Outlook 97 and as a result of changes to the logon requirements I could no
longer send emails from it, I had little option. Problem is, my kids are
grown up so nobody qualifies for the Student Version and in order to get
one
you have to produce a current student card!

C'est la vie - elle est imparfaite!!

Diane Poremsky said:
FWIW, the student teacher version is for homes where students live and
can
be installed on the family computer, for use by all users, including the
parents. You can't use it for commercial use, but most casual home users
who
worry about the cost aren't using it for business purposes anyway - and
many
have kids in school. So... for 40 more, you get 3 more programs that are
much better integrated with each other and offer some new features that
also
make the investment worthwhile.

I personally would never buy just standalone Outlook - the cost/value
ratio
is just too high - 75 for one program is too much. If the suite upgrade
price isn't affordable and I didn't qualify for the S&T version, i would
keep the old version.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


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message news:[email protected]...
In the United Kingdom MS Outlook 2003 costs around £74 whilst the
Standard
Edition of Microsoft Office costs around £260, unless you are a Student
or
a
Teacher which then allows you to puchase for around £110!. Even then,
technically, once an individual ceases to fall in either category then
the
full licence applies! As I have Word 2002, which is perfectly adequate,
together with Office 1997 - I rarely need complex spreadsheets or
Powerpoint.
for instance - then I did not feel the additional outlay was justified!

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As a user using Word 2002 I have just purchased Outlook 2003.
However
I am very dissappointed to see that only Word 2003 can be used in
Outlook to spell check! I think it unreasonable to expect home pc
users to upgrade all packages every year!

Purchasing a stand-alone Outlook license costs almost as much as the
license
for the entire Office suite. You would have received more value for
your
money by buying the Office suite.
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