PPT97: Spelling Check Fails in Text Box
Article ID: 191244
Article Last Modified on 11/9/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q191244
SYMPTOMS
PowerPoint 97 may fail to detect spelling errors in a text box although
the text is formatted with the correct language and the spelling checker
for this language is installed.
CAUSE
PowerPoint 97 can only check the spelling of text that is in the same
code page that is currently set as the system's default code page. For
example, if the current Windows code page is 1252 (Western), PowerPoint
can check the spelling of text in English, French, German, or Spanish,
but not Greek or Russian. If the current code page is 1253 (Greek),
PowerPoint can check the spelling of Greek text only but not Western
European or Russian text.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, you can change the system code page by
changing the default region in the Regional Settings Control Panel.
NOTE: You must check the spelling of text for each code page separately.
Therefore, if you have text in mixed languages that is not supported by
the same code page, you will have to check each language separately.
Windows NT 4.0
- On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
- Double-click Regional Settings.
- In the Regional Settings box, select the region you want.
- Click to select the "Set as system default locale" option.
- Restart your computer.
Windows 95
- On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
- Double-click Regional Settings.
- In the Regional Settings box, select the region you want.
- Restart your computer.
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