Spell Check Not Working in Word (old)

Created by Chris Sandu, Modified on Tue, 18 Feb, 2025 at 1:45 PM by Chris Sandu


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User clicks Spell Check and receives message that "Spell check is complete" when in fact there are spelling errors:

 

In Word 2007:

 

1. Open a document that has this problem, press Ctrl+A to select all of the text.

 

2. Click on Review tab | Proofing: Set Language | <choose your language> | Uncheck the "Detect language automatically" and "Do not check spelling or grammar" boxes | Default | OK.

 

3. Click on Office Button | Word Options | Proofing | Check the "Check spelling as you type" and "Check grammar with spelling" boxes | Uncheck the "Hide spelling errors in this document only" and "Hide grammar errors in this document only" boxes | OK.

 

In the Windows Registry, if the key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\1.0\Override" exists, delete it.




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