Why won't my spell checker work

[Guest]

I have set my machine to check spelling but it does not do so nor do the red
wavy lines appear can anyone help? It's not that I can't spell but I can't
type too well!

 

[Anne Troy]

Try this, Lyn.
http://www.officearticles.com/word/spell_check_doesnt_work_in_microsoft_word.htm
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Open a Word document where this problem occurs, press Ctrl+A to
select all of the text, click on Tools | Language | Set Language
| <choose your language> | uncheck the "Detect language
automatically" and "Do not check spelling or grammar" boxes |
Default | OK. Then press F7 to rerun spellcheck.

 

[Guest]

I tried these steps, but when I go to the spelling tab under options it is
greyed out completely. I have heard this might have something to do with
Access, but I don't even have that installed. The spelling tab is greyed out
in Word and Outlook and Outlook Express. Any ideas? I'm going crazy trying
to fix this issue. Thanks!

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Hmmm... where do I suggest that you click on Tools | Options |
Spelling & Grammar?

 

[Guest]

oh jeez how picayune can you get--so sorry! Forget it.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

It's like the old saying, "You can lead a jackass to water, but
you can't make it drink."