Spellcheck problem with Office 2004

[biggiesmalls]

Hello All,

For some reason, the spellcheck in Word will not work for me. I have all the updates for Office. I searched Microsoft.com and I tried all of their suggestions and still the spellcheck doesn't work. It just says "Spell Check Complete" when their are blatant errors. Anyone familiar with this issue?

 

[mkrishnan]

What language is your document set to, Biggie?

 

[biggiesmalls]

It says "Custom Dictionary" in the box. Then if I hit "Dictionaries.." on the side "English US" is checked.

 

[mkrishnan]

Okay, sorry, I'm looking at something different. Tools -> Language. Make sure the document language is English and the "do not check" box is not checked.

 

[biggiesmalls]

Thanks for your help..I figured out the problem. However, I am presented with a new one. The reason the spellcheck would not find any misspelled words is because I do not have the English Proofing Tools installed. It says I need to insert the CD to install the proofing tools, however I left the Office 2004 CD at school. Is there anywhere I can download the proofing tools?

 

[mkrishnan]

Mmm, I'm not sure. The Mactopia.com site has the Swedish ones, but I think they assume you have your install CD/DVD for the English ones. Can you borrow a DVD from someone and see if it'll install even though the code doesn't match?

 

[biggiesmalls]

Unfortunately not, all my friends and family are Windows users. I'll just have to wait a few weeks until I get back there. Thanks for your help!