No, I'm saying MS-Word doesn't COME with an English language spell-checker.
This deficiency, however, is a tempest-in-a-teapot for us. Posters on this group are erudite and accomplished. The occasional misspelling is, without question, due to a typographical error, not ignorance.
When Steve provides more details about his problem, we'll know if this really is his problem.
Well, there's certainly a choice of spell-checking back ends under Linux, and different apps can be configured to use different ones - so yes, quoting the exact configuration is important. Windows is doubtless less flexible, but the OP didn't originally say that they were using Windows (they presumably have now, given the number of posts about Office 2007!)
... which reminds me, I really must fix spell-checking in Openoffice; it broke in an upgrade about 6 months ago and I've not got around to fixing it yet :-)
cheers
Jules
I assumed he was talking about the machine we was posting from, which claimed: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote
I googled French language Microsoft OE fix, and got all kinds of stuff. Seems like Microsoft is aware of the problem. I uninstalled '07 and reinstalled '00, and it works fine now. I only use Word off that program anyway.
Steve
Say what you will about AOL, but the spell checker still works. ;-)
I use Agent for newsgroups for a lot of good reasons beyond the spell checker. Not the least of which is Agent is a self contained program. It doesn't need to be "installed". You can put the whole thing on a thumb drive and use it on any computer without leaving any tracks. That is handy if you travel.
It's not a Microsoft PROBLEM. Eliminating the English spell-checker was intentional, therefore it is a FEATURE.
No charge.
Why didn't you simply install one of about 200 free spell-checkers? I use TinySpell and it spell-checks everything (Notepad, file-names, Word, Outlook, Excel, everything.). Admittedly, it sometimes gets in the way when programming. For example, it fusses when I use WAtermelon-U-8-1-2-Green to represent "Net Pay This Period".
"HeyBub" wrote
Because I am on a campaign to simplify my life.
According to Bergen record news paper, and I "Quote" You are not alone. This problem affects all who continue to use Outlook Express after installing Office 2007, which uses language modules that are incompatible with the aging e-mail program. It is possible to solved the problem with down loading Windows live E-Mail. (By the way which I do not like!)
I sell copies of Office 2000 to anyone who wants it, for $20.00. :-) Works like a charm, no spell check problems.
Je ne croient que personne n'a signaler encore une r=E9ponse =E0 ceci en Fran=E7ais. Il serait tr=E8s dr=F4le. Est-ce qu'en outre, pourquoi personne n'a indiqu=E9 l'affiche que c'est l'endroit faux pour sa question?
Don't use those abominations. Learn to spell. Spell checkers are limited in their ability to analyze and respond.
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