spelling capers

[Linea Recta]

When checking the spelling in Outlook Express (MS Office XP Dutch) it
sometimes stops at a "misspelled" word.
1. The word was NOT misspelled.
2. The new suggested word = exactly the same as the so called misspelled
word. I can choose to "change" or to accept the "misspelled" word.

What's the logics of all this hotch-potch?


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[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Linea,

This group is for questions concerning Microsoft WORD. Outlook Express is
part of Internet Explorer. You should address your question to a more
appropriate group.

When checking the spelling in Outlook Express (MS Office XP Dutch) it
sometimes stops at a "misspelled" word.
1. The word was NOT misspelled.
2. The new suggested word = exactly the same as the so called misspelled
word. I can choose to "change" or to accept the "misspelled" word.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

But Outlook Express uses the Office proofing tools, and the user may be
using Word as the email editor.

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Words into Type
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[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Suzanne,

But Outlook Express uses the Office proofing tools, and the user may be
using Word as the email editor.

For Outlook EXPRESS? I doubt Word is acting as the email editor, I don't
think it's supported That OE might be using the Office proofing
tools, yes. But how they work in the DUTCH OE should be addressed in the
appropriate newsgroup.

Cindy Meister

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

OE does not have a spelling checker of its own. You can't check spelling in
OE unless you have external proofing tools. Here's what Help in OE 5.5 says:

To check the spelling in messages

Outlook Express uses the spelling checker provided with the following
Microsoft Office 95 and Office 97 programs: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
and Microsoft PowerPoint. If you do not have one of these programs
installed, the Spelling command is not available.

* In the New Message window, click the Spelling button on the toolbar,
or click the Tools menu, and then click Spelling.

Tip
* To customize the way your spelling checker works, on the Tools menu,
click Options, and then select the Spelling tab.

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

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[Linea Recta]

Outlook Express uses the spelling from MS Office XP (as I indicated in
my message). I thought YOU of all people would know that... :-(




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[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Linea,

Outlook Express uses the spelling from MS Office XP (as I indicated in
my message). I thought YOU of all people would know that... :-(

Well, let's see.
1. I never use OE
2. This is a WORD, not an office group
3. And this group does not specialize in spelling questions

So, I still suggest you find a group appropriate for your question. If
you feel it should be answered in a Word group, I recommend doing a
GOOGLE search on the word.spelling.grammar group.

But you do have to realize that the spelling TOOLS are something
completely independent of the Word interface. And each application that
uses them does so in its own way. Not only that, but the LANGUAGE
interface can also influence behavior. So it might also be a good idea
for you to check the DUTCH Knowledge Base for problems and fixes
concerning the Office proofing tools.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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