WD2000: Spelling of AutoSignature Checked After Upgrading Office 97

• Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you create a new e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook 2000 and all of the following conditions are true:

• You are using Word as your e-mail editor.



• Always check spelling before sending is turned on (in Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click to select the Spelling tab).



• You have an AutoSignature turned on.



• You have upgraded to Office 2000 from Office 97.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to work around this problem:

Method 1: Add the AutoSignature Name to Your Custom Dictionary

1. Place your insertion point within the name that is flagged as misspelled.



2. On the Tools menu, click Spelling and Grammar.



3. Click Add.



4. Click Close.

Method 2: Turn off "Always check spelling before sending"

1. In Microsoft Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Options.



2. On the Spelling tab, click to clear the Always check spelling before sending check box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: May 24, 1999