Word 2003 document does not show spelling errors

[Guest]

I am using office 2003 and have a word document that does not show any
spelling or grammar errors underlined in red or green. I checked and the
check spelling and grammar as you type is turned on. Actually it does
underline misspelled words in other documents. If I highlight the whole
document and tell it to spell check it says "done". Even if I deliberately
put in a spelling error it does not show up. Is there a way that I can turn
the automatic spell check back on in this document?

 

[Jay Freedman]

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:25:06 -0700, Michael DiSanto <Michael

I am using office 2003 and have a word document that does not show any
spelling or grammar errors underlined in red or green. I checked and the
check spelling and grammar as you type is turned on. Actually it does
underline misspelled words in other documents. If I highlight the whole
document and tell it to spell check it says "done". Even if I deliberately
put in a spelling error it does not show up. Is there a way that I can turn
the automatic spell check back on in this document?

Press Ctrl+A to select the whole document. Go to Tools > Language >
Set Language and clear the checkbox for "Do not check spelling or
grammar".

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Your text is tagged as "do not check spelling and grammar," probably.
Select all, go to Tools | Language, select the right language and make sure
the "do not check s&g" box is unchecked.

 

[Neil]

I'm having the same problem. The "do not check" box is untagged; and the
proofing tools are set to check spelling. Still, the underlining doesn't
show up. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[CyberTaz]

Did you note the point in Daiya's reply pertaining to Language? Language
settings in a Word document are a formatting attribute, so if the text is
formatted as a Language different from what the Spell Checker is set for it
doesn't get checked. This can quite easily happen if content is copied from
elsewhere - the Language formatting is pasted in along with the text.

Try Ctrl+A, Tools> Language, select the appropriate Language (such as
English U.S.) then run another spell check.

And in the future please don't post a question as a REPLY to another post...
especially one that's as old as this thread is - it goes back more than 3
years. It's more beneficial for you to post a NEW question stating all
particulars about your situation - most definitely so if the solution
provided for the original poster did not work for you.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac