"Assybish" wrote in message
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Thanks Steve - will try this from old 2003 cd. Another example of non-joined
up MS thinking?

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

You have to install the proofing tools for a previous version of Office.
Office 2007 does not support spell checking in OE, it seems.


More likely an example of forced-upgrades MS thinking. Alternatively, an
example of screw-users-of-older-versions MS thinking. It is the way of MS in
all things. Just ask any Visual Basic developer, or Win98 user, or Outlook
Express user.

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