Spell check not catching error

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We use Outlook 2000 on the network at my office. I have the option selected to spell check every message before sending. I recently learned that "website" is incorrect and should be spelled "Web site." The spell checker doesn't recognize this as an error. I checked my custom dictionary, and "website" is not in there. Why doesn't Outlook recognize this error? Is there anything I can do so that it will?
 
if you want website to be marked as incorrect, you'll need to use an
exclusion dictionary.

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm

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Do a Google search on "web site" (with quotes) and it will correct you.
Anyway, see Diane's answer to make an exclusion or use AutoCorrect to have
website autocorrect web site

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AmyBK said:
Then is it also correct to now call it the world wide web? I thought it
was still considered a proper noun. :-)

My company has a style guide, and it is still preferred to render it "Web
site." Is there any option for having Outlook flag it? Thank you for your
help!

Roady said:
Because "website" is correct ;-)

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AmyBK said:
We use Outlook 2000 on the network at my office. I have the option
selected to spell check every message before sending. I recently
learned
that "website" is incorrect and should be spelled "Web site." The spell
checker doesn't recognize this as an error. I checked my custom
dictionary, and "website" is not in there. Why doesn't Outlook
recognize
this error? Is there anything I can do so that it will?
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Thank you, Diane. This article appears to refer to Word - do the same techniques also apply to Outlook? I have found an acceptable solution for Word (that also fixed Excel and PowerPoint, but didn't carry over to Outlook). We are specifically looking for a fix for Outlook. Thank you.

ABK

Diane Poremsky said:
if you want website to be marked as incorrect, you'll need to use an
exclusion dictionary.

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm

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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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AmyBK said:
We use Outlook 2000 on the network at my office. I have the option
selected to spell check every message before sending. I recently learned
that "website" is incorrect and should be spelled "Web site." The spell
checker doesn't recognize this as an error. I checked my custom
dictionary, and "website" is not in there. Why doesn't Outlook recognize
this error? Is there anything I can do so that it will?
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It should work with all office programs as they all use the same spell check
engine and custom dictionary. It's been a few years since I used an
exclusion dictionary though, so your best bet is to test it and see.

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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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AmyBK said:
Thank you, Diane. This article appears to refer to Word - do the same
techniques also apply to Outlook? I have found an acceptable solution for
Word (that also fixed Excel and PowerPoint, but didn't carry over to
Outlook). We are specifically looking for a fix for Outlook. Thank you.

ABK

Diane Poremsky said:
if you want website to be marked as incorrect, you'll need to use an
exclusion dictionary.

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm

--
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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AmyBK said:
We use Outlook 2000 on the network at my office. I have the option
selected to spell check every message before sending. I recently
learned
that "website" is incorrect and should be spelled "Web site." The spell
checker doesn't recognize this as an error. I checked my custom
dictionary, and "website" is not in there. Why doesn't Outlook
recognize
this error? Is there anything I can do so that it will?
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