Spell Check

[Paul Ralph]

I just received a new Acer 5100 Lap top, When i use the outlook express the
spell check does not work. Does anyone know how to activate this

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I just received a new Acer 5100 Lap top, When i use the outlook
express the spell check does not work. Does anyone know how to
activate this

Neither Windows XP, nor any other version of Windows, has ever come with a
Spell Checking facility. Outlook Express uses the spell checker that comes
with Microsoft Word, (or another Microsoft Office program) if you have it
installed.

If you don't have Word or Office installed, you probably don't have a spell
checker. However there are several downloadable freeware/shareware
alternative spell checkers that work with Outlook Express and Outlook. Since
I have no personal experience with any of these, I'll let someone else
recommend one.

On the other hand, if a Microsoft Office component *is* installed, try the
instructions at http://michaelstevenstech.com/spellcheck.htm

 

[philo]

I just received a new Acer 5100 Lap top, When i use the outlook express the
spell check does not work. Does anyone know how to activate this

It's hard to believe , but Outlook Express does *not* come with a spell
checker.
It needs to use the spell checker from Microsoft Office (Word)
or some other software with spell check capabilites

 

[RobertVA]

I just received a new Acer 5100 Lap top, When i use the outlook express the
spell check does not work. Does anyone know how to activate this

Outlook Express doesn't have spell check. If you were getting spell
check on an earlier computer, some other application was providing spell
check services to Outlook Express. Were you running Microsoft Office on
the earlier computer?

Note that, like Microsoft Word, spell check is not included with the
operating system. Some retailers or computer manufacturers add those
capabilities as their own incentives to increase sales, but many
computers are sold without these extras.

The Thunderbird mail & news client doesn't need an external source for
spell check services. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/

Free third party Office Suite: http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[JerryM \(ID\)]

Paul,

For a free spellchecker that works with outlook express, click the following
address:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2952&cat=10

This is a very good one,
Jerry

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I just received a new Acer 5100 Lap top, When i use the outlook express the
spell check does not work. Does anyone know how to activate this

Outlook Express has never had spell-checking capabilities of its
own. Instead, it relies upon the presence of other Microsoft
applications, such as the Office Suite, Word, or the Works _Suite_
(which includes Word, not the regular Works). There are also some
3rd-party shareware/freeware solutions available at any of the many
shareware sites on the Internet Spell Magic seems well thought-of,
though I haven't tried it myself:
http://www.alcodasoftware.com/spell-magic.htm.


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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I just received a new Acer 5100 Lap top, When i use the outlook express
the spell check does not work. Does anyone know how to activate this

OE does not come with a spelling checker. It uses the spelling checker from
any Office program that has one. Do you have such a program?

If not you could try one of these:

Free spellchecker.
which I use on my laptop, which has Works.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2952&cat=10A

And here's a freeware that checks your spelling as you type:
TinySpell
http://www.megspace.com/computers/tinyspell/

See also:
Bill James' SpellCheck Fix
http://www.billsway.com/notes_public/Fix_OE_SpellCheck.txt