Microsoft Office 2010 Dictionary missing

Anonymous
2011-08-30T11:43:59+00:00

Previously Office 2010 Dictionary had been working fine, now nothing dictionary and thesaurus missing. Please help.

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Stefan Blom 353.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2011-08-30T12:07:19+00:00

Make sure that the correct language is applied to text. On the Review tab, click Language | Set Proofing Language.

Also, as long as you have the Language dialog box open, make sure to clear the "Detect language automatically" option. Doing so will prevent the language from changing at the insertion point.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-03-18T05:17:16+00:00

    Doug also accidently slipped an s in the address in the wrong spot.

    Put in this address in add services under research options,

    http://office.microsoft.com/Research/query.asmx

    It will give you the options you need.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-03-14T12:34:06+00:00

    I recently added a new user account and I am missing the dictionary options in the WORD 2010 Research panel. Other user accounts on the same machine have the Encarta Dictionary listed in the panel.

    In the new account, my trust center setting is as directed, and I attempted the URL fix through Research options . . .  at the bottom of the Research panel, but received the message that no services were added because the provider did not provide valid information.

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  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-03-14T10:11:40+00:00

    Make sure that under File>Options>Trust Center>Trust Center Settings>Privacy Options that there is a check mark in the box for Allow the Research task pane to check for and install new services.

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  4. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-03-09T21:49:07+00:00

    It's probably obvious, but the correct URL is

    http://office.microsoft.com/Research/query.asmx

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