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Thread ID: 107514 2010-02-19 05:50:00 Spell Checker in OE misbehaving straka01 (310) Press F1
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859910 2010-02-19 05:50:00 I just set up a nice new very speedy PC for my wife with XP Pro & IE8.
She uses Outlook Express and has set the dictionary to UK English.
She like's to check each email for spelling errors before she sends messages.
It doesn't seem to work at all - keeps coming up with the message -

THE SPELL-CHECKER ON THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN HALTED - DO YOU WANT TO SEND ANYWAY?

when you go to send an email.

Not only that, but if you highlight a word & press spelling it says:

AN ERROR OCCURED WHILE THE SPELLING WAS BEING CHECKED!

Do you think this could be because I need to load an English UK dictionary?
straka01 (310)
859911 2010-02-19 05:56:00 Is something like office, or Spell Checker for OE I think its called installed? Since OE doesnt have a spell checker Speedy Gonzales (78)
859912 2010-02-19 06:17:00 Not sure - how can I check? straka01 (310)
859913 2010-02-19 06:21:00 Go to the menu and see if MS office, or OEcheck is there. If theyre not there, then you'll have to install one or the other Speedy Gonzales (78)
859914 2010-02-19 06:43:00 Hi Speedy.. I am the brunette wife on hubby's PC!! Could you please dumb down the language so I can understand what you are saying :o) thank you.... straka01 (310)
859915 2010-02-19 06:48:00 Click on start / all programs. See if the previous entries are there. If theyre not thats why spell check doesnt work. You'll have to install one of them. So, it'll work Speedy Gonzales (78)
859916 2010-02-19 08:06:00 Lots of complaints about OE spell check. It seems that any original spell check is removed when you upgrade MS Office and it often defaults back to French dictionary.
There is a free US English dictionary for download. Do a google search for "spell checker for OE" and you'll find several free downloads. e.g. snapfiles.com
coldot (6847)
859917 2010-02-19 08:31:00 Excellent - many thanks - my wife will be happy!
The spell checker I downloaded from snapfiles.com was just the fix.
Again, many thanks to all.
straka01 (310)
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