If Microsoft Word's spell check isn't working, there are several common troubleshooting methods you can try.

Check spelling as you type, or not? Choose here. You use Word’s spelling checker every day, and probably just as often encounter some of the tool’s puzzling behavior. Do you know how to get rid of a ...

When you misspell a word in Microsoft's Office 365 Web Apps, the app relies entirely on your browser's spell check feature to correct it. On a computer running the Windows 8 operating system, however, ...

If you know that the user has Microsoft Word installed—hardly a rare occurrence—you can use the spell check engine provided by Word. In this case, you can prompt a dialog box that provides the ...

Hello. I apologize for asking a such an application-specific question in this general forum, but I am desperate. In Microsoft Word, under Windows 7, I'm finding that the "Ignore" and the "Ignore All" ...

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The Word and PowerPoint Spell check settings are similar. Follow the steps below to disable the spell check in Word or PowerPoint. Launch Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. Finding the spell checker ...

You may know how to spell every word in the dictionary, but speedy typing fingers may introduce subtle spelling errors your eyes might miss. In the competitive business world where first, second and ...

I got an email recently from a reader whose spell-checker flagged the word “uninvolved” as an error. I’m not sure what software she was using. My Microsoft Word ...