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Help Please:
Computer has Windows XP Media Edition and uses Outlook Express 6.0. The Spell Check icon was grayed out on the tool bar because Office was not installed. I bought Office Student and Teachers 2007 and installed the program. Outlook Express now has a spell checker but it is in French! I go to tools, Options, Spelling and the only choice I have is French in the drop down menu! How do I fix this problem? I need English. The next problem is that the Spell Check Icon is gone from the tool bar. I click on the bar and go to Customize and it is no longer in the list on either side. It is just gone! How do I fix this problem??? The last problem is that every time OE is opened the tool bar has disappeared and has to be re-opened. It used to stay put!! How do I fix this problem. Your help would be much appreciated. Bill |
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This should take care of #2 & #3:
You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and test it. If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the old identity and delete it. How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169 This will take care of #1: Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is the simplest way around this. Some free spell check programs. Vampirefo: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952 TinySpell: http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type). Or from this blog: 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 Imperial Beach, CA "Bill E" wrote in message ... Help Please: Computer has Windows XP Media Edition and uses Outlook Express 6.0. The Spell Check icon was grayed out on the tool bar because Office was not installed. I bought Office Student and Teachers 2007 and installed the program. Outlook Express now has a spell checker but it is in French! I go to tools, Options, Spelling and the only choice I have is French in the drop down menu! How do I fix this problem? I need English. The next problem is that the Spell Check Icon is gone from the tool bar. I click on the bar and go to Customize and it is no longer in the list on either side. It is just gone! How do I fix this problem??? The last problem is that every time OE is opened the tool bar has disappeared and has to be re-opened. It used to stay put!! How do I fix this problem. Your help would be much appreciated. Bill |
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Thank you for your help.
I will give it a try. Bill "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... This should take care of #2 & #3: You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and test it. If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the old identity and delete it. How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169 This will take care of #1: Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell check is the simplest way around this. Some free spell check programs. Vampirefo: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952 TinySpell: http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type). Or from this blog: 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 Imperial Beach, CA "Bill E" wrote in message ... Help Please: Computer has Windows XP Media Edition and uses Outlook Express 6.0. The Spell Check icon was grayed out on the tool bar because Office was not installed. I bought Office Student and Teachers 2007 and installed the program. Outlook Express now has a spell checker but it is in French! I go to tools, Options, Spelling and the only choice I have is French in the drop down menu! How do I fix this problem? I need English. The next problem is that the Spell Check Icon is gone from the tool bar. I click on the bar and go to Customize and it is no longer in the list on either side. It is just gone! How do I fix this problem??? The last problem is that every time OE is opened the tool bar has disappeared and has to be re-opened. It used to stay put!! How do I fix this problem. Your help would be much appreciated. Bill |
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