Hello,

My Word 2013 does not recognize some misspelled words be it a New or existing documents. Please note, I use a lot of tables in my document.

These are the steps I have taken for all New Documents:
1. Open a New Word Document


2. Click File>Options
3. Settings checked in Proofing Section (See attachment-Image 01-File-Options-Proofing)
4. Then, I click OK to leave the Options window.
5. Click Review>Language button and ensure that Do not check spelling or grammar box is unchecked. (See attachment -Image 02-Language Window)

In spite of these steps, I will still get words that are misspelled in my document that someone else notices. I will click Review>Language Button and it turns out that the Do not check spelling or grammar box is checked for individual words or lines.

I also have existing documents and I have ensured that the global spelling and grammar proofing settings are correct.

Is there a quick fix for me make sure to all existing documents and New documents recognize misspelled words?

Thank You!


Image 01-File-Options-Proofing.PNG

Attached Images

Image 02-Language Window.PNG (20.3 KB, 16 views)

***NEW**** So, I confirmed that My Word 2013 does not recognize individual misspelled words. I have tried the following:
1. Highlighting the whole line
2. Clicking Review>Language
3. Unchecking the box Do not check spelling or grammar and click OK.
4. Word 2013 still does not recognize the misspelled word.
5. I click Review>Language and the
Do not check spelling or grammar is once again checked.

Select that word, only.
Change the setting.
What happens.

Hi Charles,

1. I highlight (select) only ONE misspelled word.
2. I click Review>Language and UNCHECK the
Do not check spelling or grammar and click OK.
3. Word 2013 still does not recognize the word as being misspelled.
4. I highlight (select) only that misspelled word
5. I click Review>Language and the
Do not check spelling or grammar is once again checked.

Thanks!

Could you post a sample document.
How to attach a screenshot or file in this forum.

Hi Charles,

I have attached a sample document.

Thanks,
sd1233

Attached Files

SAMPLE DOCUMENT WORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MISSPELLED WORDS.docx (297.9 KB, 9 views)

the word "settings" is highlighted in yellow on page 5. It is misspelled but not recognized by word because Review>Language and the
Do not check spelling or grammar is once again checked.

I cannot do a global correction on this to correct the problem. I have had to go line by word and probably word by word to see if that setting is checked.

I'm not sure what is going on here.

Thanks,
sd1233

I found one instance of text on the last page.

That let me turn it off fine.

Then I did a "replace" as shown below.
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Then I closed and reopened the document and ran the same replace again with 22 instances replaced. Then, without closing, I ran it again and had one replace which would not go away. I determined that this was a page field in the header which is supposed to be so marked.

I closed and reopened. By the way, the text I had spotted on the third page never went back to being marked for "do not check."

I then looked at each instance using Find-Next. None of the instances were text, they were all either that field or control buttons.