Threads Replies Last Post 7 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7   Changing spellcheck underline colour - help needed! Is it possible to do this? I would be very grateful if anyone knows. I am colourblind and have an awful time trying to see the red - and I do need a spellchecker!... 3 27.09.2006 08:38:01 Spell Check Selectively Not Working Hi all, I created a document in WORD on my laptop. At the time, I don't believe I registered the copy -- I did so a couple of weeks later. Spell check will work on every other document I have created on the laptop -- except this one. (That's why I've included the info on when I registered. It's the only thing I can think of that could be affecting this problem.) I saved the document ... 3 22.09.2006 00:39:01 In French ":" becomes " :" Hello, When I type in Word a ":" and my language is set on French, then Word automatically sets a space before ":" Is there anyone who can help me to disable this option? Thanks, Ruben ... 3 20.09.2006 15:51:58 Spell Checker for Thai I purchased my "liscense" for Office XP Professional in the U.S. but live in Thailand w/my Thai wife. When my wife tries to run Spell Checker, she receives an error message saying that mssp232.dll for Thai is missing. I tried going to Microsoft Tech support for help, but at even escalated levels, they can't seem to understand that I purchased my software in the U.S. & thus they keep refe... 3 19.09.2006 05:16:01 Problems switching between spellers ??? Hi, I recently installed proofing tools for my native language( lithuanian ). As I undertstand dictionaries, spellers and ec.. for major languages like english are already there. ( english speller for english lang. worked great before install ). When I switch between languages (english / lithuanian) I hope that speller switches accordingly. But my lithuanian speller is always on, even I'm... 2 18.09.2006 22:31:07 Spell Check settings My spell checker is set to Welsh! When I set the default to English, it returns to Welsh again..... Also the spell chcker is not picking anything up- no mistakes or unrecognised words whether atomatically or if i manually check the document! any suggestions? Replies to my email please! mattdolton@btinternet.com... 3 18.09.2006 19:58:08 French: ':' changes to a space Hello, Now and then I have to type things in French. But every time I begin to type French my ':' changes to a space. Is there anyone who can help me with this annoying problem? Thanks, Ruben ... 2 15.09.2006 14:10:18 Spell check won't work in particular documents My wife and I both use Word 2003. We have our Word programs set up to spell check as we type and to auto correct. Spell checking and auto correct work on all new documents. Everything worked well until we discovered this problem. One of my wife's students pointed out that a word document that my wife created using a copy and paste technique from an older document would not allow any... 4 14.09.2006 14:49:02 italian spell checker update tool Word 2002 SP3 Win XP HE SP1 is it possible to install the italian update here http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813682 on an english version word 2002 or office xp? (this would be using the "install only" method described in KB is above) tx.... 1 11.09.2006 16:42:06 Replacing Text by Highlighting and typing correct word over it. H When I'm typing in WORD (2003) and I want to make a correction (here's an example): If I want to replace a word (or letter) I HIGHLIGHT the word (or letter) and enter the word (or letter) I want to REPLACE it with. You would "think" it REPLACES the word (or text) I highlighted right? NOPE! When I replace the word (or letter) it ADDS the word/letter BEFORE the area I need to make the ... 3 11.09.2006 01:59:01 ignoring fields? Hello, I would like spell checker to ignore End Note-generated citations, as these contains proper names. Is there an easy way to do this? I gather that if I could set all citations to a particular style, and set that style to be ignored that would work. However, how would I go about changing the style of all EndNote citations? Thanks for your help Alex ... 7 08.09.2006 21:33:54 Spell Check Protected Form Using Word 2003 Is there any way to get spell check to check entries made in a protected fill-in form?... 2 07.09.2006 23:37:41 poste de caissière Madame, Suite à votre annonce paru dans le journal Paru Vendu, je viens par la présente vous proposer ma candidature, je suis disponible et joignable soit au 06.98.69.39.53 ou vous pouvez me répondre à l'adresse suivante sylviane69003@hotmail.fr. Dans l'attente de votre réponse je vous prie d'agréer, Madame, l'assurance de mes salutations distingués. ... 3 05.09.2006 02:40:28 Use of semi colon question? Hello, Does anyone know the rules for using a comma vs. a semi colon in a sentence such as: The colors are: (a) red, (b) blue, (c) yellow. and The house has: (a) a roof, shingled, and blue color, (b) a kitchen with sink, range, and microwave, and (b) garage with cement floor, plasterboard walls, and electronic doors. Should a semi colon be sued to separate (a), (b) and (c) in ... 3 03.09.2006 13:21:27 Spelling dictionary indicator disappeared... Hi all. Word 2000: I used to see a language indicator at the bottom of my word screen, which showed what language the document had been created in (in particular I wish to detect when English (Australian) is selected instead of English (US). On reload after a disk wipe this indicator has disappeared. How do I get it back? TIA ... 3 01.09.2006 06:37:30 Is this a bug in spelling? I've never noticed this but I am wondering if this is the behavior of Word or if it is a bug. I have a user that pointed out an issue with Spell check that I wanted to confirm. He has these options checked off under Tools | Options | 'Spelling and Grammar' tab checked: 'Check spelling as you type', 'Always suggest corrections', 'Suggest from main dictionary only', 'Ignore words with nu... 3 31.08.2006 13:08:00 Spellchecker not working in word/outlook etc. Hi, I've just installed Micorsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 on my PC. For some reason the spellcheck function is not working as it should. I have set my language as English (UK) in the MS office 2003 settings. For some reason when I check my language in word it in the list it shows three languages in the list above the line; English (US), English (UK), and Welsh. I have set i... 3 29.08.2006 07:36:55 Speller ignores misspellings I am on XP2 using Word 2003. The following phrases are ignored when spelled checked: Where r u going? What do u want to du? We will b stumped this afternoon. R u going away? Can anyone else me why? I have checked the language, AutoCorrupt and AutoText for these phrases. The no proofing attribute has not been applied. Thanks in advance. Pat... 5 27.08.2006 05:15:02 Transfering Auto Correct Entries From Word 2000 to Word 2003 Hi I've got a user who was using Windows 2000 and Office 2000 until recently. I've used the following Microsoft procedures to make a backup of his auto correct entries: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;207748 I've since upgraded his pc to windows XP / Office 2003 but i'm now having problems trying to import his auto correct entries into Word 2003. I've ru... 2 22.08.2006 18:32:15 Word keeps defaulting to Welsh... I've tried Tools>language>set language and changed it to English UK, I've tried setting UK as the default and ticking and unticking the autodetect box. I've also tried using the Microsoft Office Tools thing to remove welsh from the supported list. A colleague sent me her normal.dot template (which is English UK) which I restored over my own (which is Welsh) but nothing improved. ... 3 18.08.2006 13:58:45 Spell Check greyed out Hi Have installed Office 2003 onto pc. When I go to the tools menu there is no option for Spelling & Grammar, if I go to tools options the spelling/grammar tab is greyed out. How can I get the spellchecker active TIA Tom ... 2 13.08.2006 08:59:31 FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - proofing - please read before posting - unofficial August Posting FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - unofficial - proofing This FAQ is posted every ten days or so. Please save yourself some time by reading it before posting to the news group. --- BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING PLEASE READ THESE --- http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/Posting.htm http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html Reading these arti... 1 07.08.2006 16:42:43 a mistake in the Microsoft dictionary I found what seems to be a mistake in the dictionary that MS supplied with Office 2000. "plebian" does not show up as a misspelling -- but it is, as best as I can tell. The word is correctly spelled "plebeian". I cannot find any authority on the Internet that says that "plebian" is even an "alternative". Here is just one of the references that I found: http://dictionary.reference.com... 6 02.08.2006 08:11:45 Missing Dll files and problem with spellcheck I am having a problem with my Word spell check. Each time I do a spellcheck in my document, first it does not pick upp all of the simple misspellings because I misspell on purpose at times to check, and second I always get the message I am missing MSSPELL3.DLL, MSSPELL32.DLL AND MSGR32.DLL, the last one I cannot find anywhere. I check my folder and sure enough they are there so I reinsert the... 2 30.07.2006 08:20:05 missing dll files I am having a problem with my Word spell check. Each time I do a spellcheck in my document, first it does not pick upp all of the simple misspellings because I misspell on purpose at times to check, and second I always get the message I am missing MSSPELL3.DLL, MSSPELL32.DLL AND MSGR32.DLL, the last one I cannot find anywhere. I check my folder and sure enough they are there so I reinsert the... 1 29.07.2006 15:56:01 7 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7