[lme0708]

I have Microsoft Office 2007 - operating system XP. The spell checker for Outlook and Word does not work. The grammer check does work. The boxes in the proofing dialog box are properly checked or blank as required. The AutoCorrect boxes are properly checked. I've run out of ideas to correct the problem.

[rgreen4]

I do not have Outlook and have no experience with it either. But in Word, clicking on Review opens the review ribbon and clicking on the large check mark at the far left starts the spell checker. From the key board you just hit F7 and spell checker starts. I'm not sure where the "proofing dialog" box you refer to would be in Word 2007.

[lme0708]

Neither selecting F7 or clicking on the check ABC in the Review tab work. To find Proofing click on the Office Button and click Word Options. A drop down menu opens - select Proofing at the dialog box opens for spell check and grammer options. All those boxes are correctly checked or blank. Nothing I do seems to turn on the spell check.

[rgreen4]

1. How long has Word 2007 been installed on your machine?

2. How long has this problem been going on?

3. Did you install Office yourself or was it pre-installed on your machine?

4. What anti-virus and anti-spyware program are you running?

[lme0708]

I installed Office about 5 weeks ago. Spell checker has never worked. I installed Office on the laptop. No virus program was running when I installed.

[rgreen4]

Since it is a new install, and should be a retail package, at this point, you should contact Microsoft technical support.

[Barriebyrnes]

Thanks for sharing nice information. It is really helpful.

[kakarukeys]

May I know, how much memory do you have on the computer? I know Office 2007 will automatically turn off spell checker if your memory is less than 1GB.