Please help with MS Word spell checker

frostyspice

I keep trying to reset my spellcheck facility in MS Word 2003 as it's missing words which are obviously spelt wrong (not the American spelling either) but i keep getting a message that the spell check is complete. It isn't! What can I do? I haven't marked these words as ok in the past, and anyway the reset facility is supposed to overcome that. Any advice gratefully received.

Mr_Meanie

In Word go:-

Tools
Options
Tab “Spelling and Grammar”
Recheck document.

Chippy_Minton

Try this... Press Ctrl+A to select all the text in the document. Then click Tools - Language - Set Language. Select English (UK) and untick 'Do not check spelling or grammar' and 'Detect language automatically'. Click Default, then Yes. Now press F7 to rerun the spell check.

frostyspice

Chippy_Minton - your suggestion was the one which worked. Fab. Thanks.

melbury

frostyspice wrote: »

I keep trying to reset my spellcheck facility in MS Word 2003 as it's missing words which are obviously spelt wrong (not the American spelling either) but i keep getting a message that the spell check is complete. It isn't! What can I do? I haven't marked these words as ok in the past, and anyway the reset facility is supposed to overcome that. Any advice gratefully received.

I wouldn't pay too much attention to the spell and grammar check, it's not really very accurate and gives lots of suggestions that are incorrect!! I think too many people are becoming reliant on this, which of course is very American based.