Microsoft KB Archive/239305

= Works 2000: The Spelling Checker Does Not Flag All Incorrectly Spelled Words =

Article ID: 239305

Article Last Modified on 7/31/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q239305



SYMPTOMS
When you use a special character in a Microsoft Works 2000 Word Processor document, and you then replace the special character by typing over it, the background spelling checker may stop working.

When you click Spelling and Grammar on the Tools menu, the spelling checker does not check for misspelled words after the special character that you typed over.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you backspace over a special character and then replace the special character with a letter.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, turn off the background spelling checker if you are going to use a lot of special characters in a document. The foreground spelling checker will continue to work properly when you want it.

To turn off the background spelling checker, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) Under Proofing Tools, click to clear the Background spell checking check box.
 * 3) Click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Works 2000.

Additional query words: w_works works2k wkswp

Keywords: kbaddin kbbug kbpending KB239305

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