ID: Q87108
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In Microsoft Word for Windows, the spelling checker ignores repeated words if you run the Spelling command when the insertion point is positioned directly to the left of the second instance of the repeated word.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. We are researching this problem, and will most more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
To avoid this problem, position the insertion point at the beginning of the document before you choose the Spelling command. If the insertion point is not positioned directly to the left of the second instance of a repeated word, the spelling checker does flag repeated words.
1. Open a new file in Word for Windows.
2. Type the following text:
repeated words not not flagged
in the second instance of the word "not."
5. Choose the Yes button when you are prompted to continue checking at
the beginning of the document.
Note: There must be a space between the repeated words "not" and "not." You must position the insertion point right next to the letter "n" of the second instance of "not" to reproduce this problem. If the space between the two words is between the insertion point and the second instance of "not," the spelling checker operates correctly.
KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional query words: 1.0 1.10 1.10a 2.0 2.0a cursor word6 winword winword2 repetition 2.0a-CD 2.0b 6.0
Keywords : kbproof
Version : 1.0 1.10 1.10 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-
Platform : WINDOWSLast Reviewed: February 6, 1998