Spell-checking OE6 on WinXP Home
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Spell-checking OE6 on WinXP Home
Thought we'd done this but had no luck with search.
Got a Dell machine with XP Home and "Works" for XP that includes a Word Processor with a spell-checker that works fine.
OE6, however, in the Tools>Options section only has 9 tabs; the "Spelling" tab is missing and e-mails are not spell-checked.
What's up folks? Any ideas?
Got a Dell machine with XP Home and "Works" for XP that includes a Word Processor with a spell-checker that works fine.
OE6, however, in the Tools>Options section only has 9 tabs; the "Spelling" tab is missing and e-mails are not spell-checked.
What's up folks? Any ideas?
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I've only got 8 tabs 
but it includes spelling 
Have you tried pressing F7 when you're in a message? That calls up the spell check dialog box in MS applications.
Otherwise I would guess you may need to run Windows Update or re-install OE6 from the Micro$oft website - it's possible that spelling is an optional download though I don't recall it being that way.
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but it includes spelling Have you tried pressing F7 when you're in a message? That calls up the spell check dialog box in MS applications.
Otherwise I would guess you may need to run Windows Update or re-install OE6 from the Micro$oft website - it's possible that spelling is an optional download though I don't recall it being that way.
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IE6SpellCheck
No problem!
If you go to: IE6 SpellCheck
You can download a lovely little utility for free that does the job. (I've been using IE6 for quite a while and never found a spell check within).
If you go to: IE6 SpellCheck
You can download a lovely little utility for free that does the job. (I've been using IE6 for quite a while and never found a spell check within).
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fobs,
I think you have your answer now with Blue Eagle's IESpell suggestion. I use it for on-line form like this one (the proon text entry window) and it's great.
Out of interest, does your "Works" include MS Word? Mine does and I have always had spell check available on OE6.
I read somewhere that if you have Word installed you get its spell check in OE6 - it kinda migrates.
Cheers
AA
I think you have your answer now with Blue Eagle's IESpell suggestion. I use it for on-line form like this one (the proon text entry window) and it's great.
Out of interest, does your "Works" include MS Word? Mine does and I have always had spell check available on OE6.
I read somewhere that if you have Word installed you get its spell check in OE6 - it kinda migrates.
Cheers
AA
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Thanks All.
AA, that's what I expected so it may be possible to configure the set-up to achieve that. But I'm trying to do it by remote control and it's slow work.
[Edit] Seems that the version of Works that Dell is bundling is Version 7.0 and has only a basic word-processor. Whils this will spell check its own documents it appears that it won't migrate the spell-checker to other applications.
I'll suggest the freebie above to my client.
AA, that's what I expected so it may be possible to configure the set-up to achieve that. But I'm trying to do it by remote control and it's slow work.
[Edit] Seems that the version of Works that Dell is bundling is Version 7.0 and has only a basic word-processor. Whils this will spell check its own documents it appears that it won't migrate the spell-checker to other applications.
I'll suggest the freebie above to my client.
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No, but I will tomorrow; thanks a lot. fobs.
[Edit] Well it's now tomorrow and it didn't work! The file wasn't missing but it was replaced anyway and there are still only 9 tabs in Tools>Options. The missing tab is "Spelling".
We'll have to install a proper Word Processor, I think. Unless there are any more ideas. The iespell didn't work in OE only IE, BTW.
[Edit] Well it's now tomorrow and it didn't work! The file wasn't missing but it was replaced anyway and there are still only 9 tabs in Tools>Options. The missing tab is "Spelling".
We'll have to install a proper Word Processor, I think. Unless there are any more ideas. The iespell didn't work in OE only IE, BTW.
Last edited by fobotcso; 3rd Sep 2003 at 22:26.
