TSGL: Spellcheck in Windows Mail
Eric and Merna Bitter
embitt at westnet.com.au
Tue Mar 4 20:08:59 EST 2008
Keeping in mind that Windows Mail is really the newest version of Outlook
Express:
A. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974 (also mentioned in Housecall
item copied and pasted below)
B.
http://pctoolbox.co.uk/2008/03/02/uk-english-dictionary-missing-from-outlook
-express-windows-mail/
C. (watch the wrap-around)
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=micros
oft.public.outlookexpress.general&tid=2da4ac58-b0da-4492-a9c6-3851b2ddae2b&p
=1
D. Item #4 copied and pasted from Housecall 0018 email of 2007.07.19
(subscribe at http://www.bootdisk.com ):
I Lost My Spell Checker
johngood wrote - Novice has just done a fresh reinstall of
windows xp and the spell checker is now absent in outlook
express, whereas I had it on there before. Apart from that OE is
working o.k. Would anyone please advise how to get the spell
checker back.
Peter F. points to:
If you installed Office 2007 also. Then see the following.
You no longer have spell checking capabilities in some languages
in Outlook Express 6.0 after you install the 2007 Microsoft
Office system:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974
Office 2007 breaks OE's spell check. Downloading a free spell
check is the simplest way around this.
Some free spell check programs.
TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).
After installing Office 2007 RTM, you don't have English as a
choice of language in the spell checker of Outlook Express and
potentially other programs.
a. Office 2007 is replacing the v.3 English Proofing Tools that
shipped in prior versions of Office with a new version (v.6).
There are a number of changes in this new version, but the one
that is causing this problem is that Outlook Express doesn't
understand the new English Proofing Tools. This is a problem
because Outlook Express has never shipped with its own proofing
tools but has used the ones shipped by Office.
b. There are a few scenarios in which you wont run into this
problem: a. An upgrade from Office 2003 or earlier to Office 2007
RTM if you don't manually uninstall the earlier version of
Office. A configuration in which Office 2003 (or earlier) has not
been removed. For example, I have Office 2003 still on both of my
computers, and I still have English in Outlook Express.
c. The work around for this problem is to install the English
dictionary from Office 2003 (or Office XP). There should be no
need to install all of Office just the dictionary. The English
Proofing Tools can be found in the Custom Install tree under
Office Shared Features|Proofing Tools|English.
*** Other spell checking programs:
http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm
SPELL CHECKERS
Personally I would not trust the spell check function of any program, and
I've found that the grammar check function is usually only as good as the
grammar of the user.
Merna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cyndi " <nature-coast at earthlink.net>
To: "'Tech Support Guy Mailing List'" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Spellcheck in Windows Mail
Ha!!!!!!!!
I use Word for my E-mail editor and I still spel lousey!!!
~*~ Cyn~*~
-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
Behalf Of edLynn
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:53 AM Cyndi
To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
Subject: Re: TSGL: Spellcheck in Windows Mail
Don -
The spell checker is so good, that it passed "fist" when it should have been
"first". The program seems not to have brainpower, like it's user.
ED
----- Original Message -----
From: "edLynn" <edlynn at gmail.com>
To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Spellcheck in Windows Mail
> Don -
>
> I use Word all the time when composing important emails, because there is
> so
> much formatting I can do with it.
>
> I use Word 2003, but I would assume that MS hadn't taken away some of the
> basics, as the years went on.
>
> On the opening toolbar, there is a direct connection to your email client
> via an icon. Hover the mouse and it will say 'email', just save it fist
> (another icon).
>
> Word has a good spell checker on the toolbar, that you can set to work as
> you type.
>
> Also, the right click context menu has a 'sendto'. I use 'mail
> recipient's
> there.
>
> You can also 'fax' the thing.
>
> The right click menu also has a 'translator option, which is more like a
> dictionary, I believe.
>
> And you are so right about overkill. Everytime I use it(daily), I forget
> where I had seen something, or other, to do something, or other, and I
> end
> up saying to myself, =@#$%^&^
>
> Isn't there software that instantly converts one language into another?
> I've
> seen it with English, French, Spanish, and Italian. Maybe Google has that
> one in is back pocket:)
>
> Enjoy your surfing; we have 85 in S.E. Florida today.
>
> ED
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Penlington" <deepend at tpg.com.au>
> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:15 AM
> Subject: TSGL: Spellcheck in Windows Mail
>
>
>>A friend has a new Sony laptop with Vista installed. She is Japanese.
>>
>> The primary language on the computer is English, but it seems to read
>> Japanese characters in her email. She says she cannot type in
>> Japanese---that's not a problem.
>>
>> When she creates a new email in Windows Mail and clicks on the spellcheck
>> icon, a message comes up that "spellcheck is not available in this
>> language" (English)
>>
>> How can she install spellcheck into Windows Mail?
>>
>> Spellcheck in Word 2007 is working in English. As a possible workaround,
>> we
>> tried to compose an email in Word, but we could not find any way to send
>> from Word direct to WinMail. There seem to be a few email icons in Word,
>> but it's far from obvious. In fact, I'd describe Word 2007 as a complete
>> shambles for those of us with IQ's of less than 20 (I couldn't even find
>> any Help menus).
>>
>> Is there an easy way to send from Word to Email? There's nothing in the
>> right-click menu that helps.
>>
>> I don't use Word myself and never have (now I remember why---it's simply
>> gross overkill for 95% of users, and seems to even less intuitive now
>> than
>> it ever was). Though I do concede that it's wonderfully functional for
>> those who know how to work it and need its vast functionality.
>>
>> While typing this, another question occurred to me, though it's not
>> actually a problem---just idle curiosity at this stage.
>>
>> Is it possible to install 2 languages in XP or Vista, and switch from one
>> to another at will? With Japanese, I assume you'd at least need a second
>> keyboard with Japanese characters. How would you get on with a laptop
>> keyboard?
>>
>> Don Penlington
>> From the Beach at Surfers Paradise in sunny Queensland.
>> Computer tutorials, local scenery, and other things at my website:
>> http://users.tpg.com.au/deepend/index1.html
>>
>>
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