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Thread ID: 32509 2003-04-20 23:28:00 Excel Spell Checker won't work Bruce Drummond (3638) Press F1
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137357 2003-04-20 23:28:00 Excel spell checker has suddenly stopped working - have reloaded Excel but still no success. Word still works OK. Are there settings I could have mycked up? Bruce Drummond (3638)
137358 2003-04-21 04:01:00 Have you reinstalled Office? I presume the spell checker is a "shared" component. Dolby Digital (160)
137359 2003-04-22 06:26:00 Thanks for the thought, but yes I have reinstalled Excel Bruce Drummond (3638)
137360 2003-04-22 06:41:00 Can you give is a clue as to what happens?
Do you get an error message?
Does it just say the check is complete when its not?

Its not much to go on, we would like to help....

rubs crystal ball, but still cannot see clearly
godfather (25)
137361 2003-04-22 22:08:00 Thanks for your interest.

I'm fairly new to Excel. I had been successfully using the 'ABC tick' icon for checking spelling for several sessions when it suddenly stopped working. When I click on the ABC icon it visibly depresses, but that's all. It certainly does not perform any checking. I have completely reloaded MS Office including Word which is still spell checking OK
Bruce Drummond (3638)
137362 2003-04-22 22:13:00 What happens when you press F7? Russell D (18)
137363 2003-04-23 04:04:00 Thanks for offering Russell

F7 has no effect - but it does actuate spelling in Word


Bruce Drummond
Bruce Drummond (3638)
137364 2003-04-23 06:17:00 Something in Excel/Office is broken - as F7 will normally bring up spell checking.

Have you run the Repair Office option - this may have a better effect than athe reinstall of Excel.
Russell D (18)
137365 2003-04-23 06:34:00 Try the suggestion on this page (www.moonchilli.com). Susan B (19)
137366 2003-04-23 06:53:00 > Try the suggestion on
> this page (www.moonchilli.com
> checkfix.html).

Ummm... Susan I'm not sure how much help that page is going to be (especially to a n00b) :) A little more instruction might be in order regarding that page.

Mike.
Mike (15)
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