spell check is not working...how do I turn it on? (MS Word 2013)

Anonymous
2013-03-26T00:45:00+00:00

I just upgraded to a full version of MS Office 2013. I am using Word and notice two things. One, it is not auto-correcting misspelled words as I type, and two, when I go to the "Review" tab and select "Spelling and Grammar" to do a spell check, it says "Spelling and grammar complete. You're good to go!" This is not correct. 

I've gone to the Options menu. Autocorrect is turned on. Nothing else seems to make logical sense to me.

Is anyone else having this issue? Can someone help? I NEED my spell check.

Thank you

PS. My OS is Win7, 64-bit and I'm using Office 2013.

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-06-21T03:19:17+00:00

    Did you select all the text before following the instructions? See http://WordFAQs.mvps.org/MasterSpellCheck.htm.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-06-22T22:21:10+00:00

    Correct - clear, not shaded. Also tried checking it, closing, re-opening, and unchecking again as some other threads have recommended.

    I have also:

    • confirmed that "Hide Spelling errors..." is not checked in Proofing Options.
    • disabled all add-ons in Word.
    • verified that I do not have the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override key.

    - renamed default template (normal.dotm).

    • "Suggest from Main Dictionary only" is UN-checked.
    • verified CUSTOM.dic is the only custom dictionary selected.
    • disabled "CUSTOM.dic" and created a new, blank custom dictionary.

    I should add, Spell Check is not working in any other office program, either (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook). All say that it is "...complete; you are good to go!"

    I too, have tried all of the above, but spellcheck will still not work!!! So frustrated!!

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  3. Charles Kenyon 170.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2014-06-23T02:35:21+00:00

    Correct - clear, not shaded. Also tried checking it, closing, re-opening, and unchecking again as some other threads have recommended.

    I have also:

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    • disabled "CUSTOM.dic" and created a new, blank custom dictionary.

    I should add, Spell Check is not working in any other office program, either (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook). All say that it is "...complete; you are good to go!"

    I too, have tried all of the above, but spellcheck will still not work!!! So frustrated!!

    Did you try the solution that JBrown_4520 found?

    "Suzanne, I ran MS Office repair; that seems to have corrected it. Thanks for your assistance nonetheless!"

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-07-11T21:28:41+00:00

    If you want the change to apply to all future documents using the template you chose, you also need to click the "Set as Default" button in the same window where you unchecked "do not check..." and answer "yes" to the question that appears.

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