WD97 Can't Use Spell Check If Text Formatted With Certain Fonts

 Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q164332
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run the spelling checker, Word may display the following message even if some of the words in your document are misspelled: 

   The spelling and grammar check is complete.
This problem occurs if the text is formatted in a decorative or symbol font.

CAUSE

Word won't flag misspelled words if the text is formatted in a decorative or symbol font.

The Word spelling checker skips text formatted with in any of the following fonts:

  • Arial CE
  • Arial Cyr
  • Arial Greek
  • Arial Narrow Special G1
  • Arial Special G1
  • Arial Special G2
  • Bookshelf Symbol 1
  • Bookshelf Symbol 2
  • Courier New CE
  • Courier New Cyr
  • Courier Greek
  • MS LineDraw
  • Times New Roman CE
  • Times New Roman Cyr
  • Times New Roman Greek
  • Times New Roman Special G1
  • Any Symbol Font such as: Marlett, Monotype Sorts, MS Outlook, Symbol, Wingdings

NOTE: There are other symbol fonts that are not listed here.

MORE INFORMATION

To determine if your font is a symbol font:

  1. On the Insert menu, click Symbol.

  2. Click the Symbols tab.

  3. Click the down arrow for the Font box.

If the font you are using is displayed in this list here, it is considered a Symbol font and will not be checked for spelling errors in Word.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163059
   TITLE     : Some Fonts Are Not Available in Word 97

   ARTICLE-ID: Q159341
   TITLE     : Word 97: International Fonts Don't Appear in Font List

Additional query words: 97 8.0 word8 word97 certain
Keywords : kbfont kbualink97 kbusage kbfaq
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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