Ahaaa! That explains it; wish it was more explicit in the help files what was
going on...

Thanks for the clarification!

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"Strategerizer" wrote in message
...

I am able to do a spell check if I explicitly click on the proofing button
in the top ribbon when I write a new message. However, I do expect to see
the
red squigglies regardless when I create a new message and this is not
happening now.

Outlook 2007 without Word uses a stub of Word that does not include
the -as-you-type spell check. You need full Word installed for that.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]