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WD97: Selected Word Is Not Checked for Spelling First

Article ID: 179087

Article Last Modified on 8/20/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q179087

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 with spelling setting is 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 with spelling setting. To do this, follow these steps:

On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling and Grammar tab.
Under Grammar, clear the Check grammar with spelling check box.
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:

89646 WD: Error Msg: Text Formatted with No Proofing Was Skipped

167655 WD97: Frequently Asked Questions About the Grammar Checker

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