The only /fix/ is to either use a free spell check, or Office 2003's
proofing tools. There is no place else to direct you to.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"CGR" wrote in message
...
Sorry guys, guess I'm just plain stupid. When I open my Office Home and
Student 2007 and work in word my spell checker comes in French - not the
English I need. From what I've read thus far I can't seem to find the
answer. Can you direct me to the Microsoft.com site where I can correct
the
problem? Please.

--
FinancialWorkshops done right


"Jim" wrote:

Bruce ...

Again, thanks for the update.

1. As a user, I don't care if a product is in its waning period, I care
that the product I use works properly.
2. As a user, I expect to be informed of changes that will affect my
product usage; before the change vs. after the change.
3. I have viewed a few of the blogs on the internet ... which would not
exist if MS had properly advised 'us.'
4. I am a firm believer of being advised ...
5. Thank heavens, that MS can count on you to provide explanations about
this situation, that should not exist. Your time could be put to better
value, addressing matters of importance, not omission.
6. Keep up your good work ... ' ... anyone can sell a product but, few
provide good support of that product.'

Take care.
Jim
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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You're welcome.

If you read the blog carefully, the spelling isn't set to French, it's
just that OE can't understand the English Proofing Tools.

Lest we forget that since XP is the last version of Windows that will
use
OE, MS is not very concerned with OE other than security and fatal flaw
issues.

OTOH, if someone sent an OE user an e-mail with an attachment using
earlier versions of Outlook's RTF format, OE could not read that
either.
So this is just one more instance of Outlook Express being distanced by
Outlook.

BTY, I have always used a free spell check, and I know of one OE MVP
that
liked Tiny Spell so much more than the spell check using Word, he
installed that.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Jim" wrote in message
...
Bruce ...

Thank you for the quick, informative reply.

I will heed your directions but, sure question why MS did such without
informing 'us' and why MS doesn't offer a solution other than 3rd
party?

And, why would the 'language of spelling choice' be set to French ?

Take care.
Jim
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check
is
the simplest way around this.

Vampirefo:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

Or from:
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80

After installing Office 2007 RTM, you don't have English as a choice
of
language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and potentially
other
programs.


a.. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that
shipped in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6). There
are
a number of changes in this new version, but the one that is causing
this problem is that Outlook Express doesn't understand the new
English
Proofing Tools. This is a problem because Outlook Express has never
shipped with its own proofing tools but has used the ones shipped by
Office.
b.. There are a few scenarios in which you won't run into this
problem:
a.. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007 RTM if
you
don't manually uninstall the earlier version of Office.
b.. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not been
removed.
For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my computers, and
I
still have English in Outlook Express.
c.. The workaround for this problem is to install the English
dictionary from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no need
to
install all of Office just the dictionary. The English Proofing Tools
can be found in the Custom Install tree under 'Office Shared
Features|Proofing Tools|English'.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Jim" wrote in message
...
Good Evening ...

1. Installed Home Office and Student 2007
2. After install, Spelling Language changed to French in OE and, no
other languages available ... with no notification.
3. I have IE7

Your help will be appreciated; thank you.
Jim
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