That is a third party spell check that overrides the spell check from Word.
It doesn't actually correct anything. It does work fine though. I have used
it for years.
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You no longer have spell checking capabilities in some languages in Outlook
Express 6.0 after you install the 2007 Microsoft Office system:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974
Outlook Express cannot use the MS Word spell check in Office 2007.
Downloading a free spell check is the simplest way around this.
Vampirefo Spell Check.
Download it from Major Geeks:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952
Or download it from SnapFile:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spelloe.html
Or you may like TinySpell. (Checks the spelling as you type).
Download it here:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/
Australian English Spell Check
(Also suitable for other English speaking countries.)
http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oespellcheck/
If you have a previous version of Office, see this:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htm
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Imperial Beach, CA
"Andrew Mac" <AndrewMac DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> There is a Folder (Spell Checker for OE 2.1) which contains a file
> English.exe. Run this file to correct Spelling Check from French to
> English. A computer technician corrected this same problem for me in
> about 2 minutes.
>
> "Dell Boy" wrote:
>
>> I've just installed Office 2007 Home and student Edition on a Windows XP
>> Home
>> SP2 PC with latest updates and the Language (Tools-Options-Spelling) in
>> Outlook Express 6 SP2 has now changed to French. It is not possible to
>> change
>> language becasue French is selected but greyed out.
>>
>> The Primary Editing Language in Office 2007 is English United Kingdom and
>> English United States is also in the Enabled Editing Languages list.
>>
>> Can anyone give any suggestions?
"Delly" <nospam DeleteThis @nothanks.com> wrote in message
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| On my netbook, the default dictionary for spelling is French and there are
| no other options in the drop down menu. How do I change the dictionary to
| English?
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