Article ID: 189163
Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q189163
SYMPTOMS
In an unprotected section of a document protected for forms, the Automatic
Spelling Checking (red wavy underlines) and Automatic Grammar Checking (green
wavy underlines) do not appear under misspelled words or grammatical
errors.
WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to check spelling and grammar:
Method 1: Use the Menu or Toolbar
Use one of the following to proof the section:
- On the Tools menu, click Spelling and Grammar.
-or-
- On the Standard toolbar, click the Spelling and Grammar button.
-or-
- Press F7 on the keyboard.
NOTE: You cannot edit a misspelled word in the
Spelling and Grammar
dialog box while the form remains protected. You can still select one of
the words from the
Suggestions list in the dialog box and then select
Change to correct the misspelled word. Or you can click the misspelled
word in the document and edit it there while the
Spelling and Grammar
dialog box remains open. Then click
Resume in the dialog box to continue
the spelling check.
Method 2: Unprotect the Document
To unprotect the document, follow these steps:
- Open the document that is protected for forms.
- On the Tools menu, click Unprotect Document.
NOTE: Background Proofing now functions correctly in the previously
unprotected section. The wavy lines show up. These features function
correctly if the
Background Proofing options are turned on. When the
document is re-protected, any data in the form fields is lost.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Additional query words: wd2000 word2000 Flag Flaged Red Underlined Automatic spellchecker
Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbproof KB189163