WD97: Selected Word Not Checked for Spelling

ID: Q179087

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you select a word to check its spelling and you run the spelling checker, Word selects and checks the spelling of a different word.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

The "Check grammar as you type" setting has been selected on the Spelling and Grammar tab of the Options dialog box (click Options on the Tools menu).
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The sentence in which the selected word occurs contains more than one misspelled word.

WORKAROUND

To prevent this problem from occurring, turn off the "Check grammar as you type" setting. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling and

   Grammar tab.

2. Under Grammar, click to clear the "Check grammar as you type" check

   box.

3. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

If there is a single misspelled word in the sentence, the spelling check is performed correctly. However, if there is another misspelled word in the same sentence prior to the word that you selected to be checked, Word selects the first misspelled word in the sentence. Word then checks any other misspelled words in the same sentence. After Word completes the spelling check of the sentence, a dialog box with the following message appears:

   Word finished checking the selection. Do you want to continue

   checking the remainder of the document?

Click Yes if you want to check the rest of the document; click No if you do not want to continue checking the document.

For additional information about spelling and grammar issues, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q87857
   TITLE     : WD: Spelling and Grammar Checkers Do Not Flag Single
               Letters

   ARTICLE-ID: Q89646
   TITLE     : WD: Error Msg: Text Formatted with No Proofing Was Skipped

   ARTICLE-ID: Q167655
   TITLE     : WD97: Frequently Asked Questions About the Grammar Checker

   ARTICLE-ID: Q43844
   TITLE     : WD: Spelling Checker Ignores Words in Uppercase Letters

Keywords          : kbproof
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 11, 1999