Microsoft KB Archive/317800

= OLEXP: The Outlook Express for Macintosh Spelling Checker Requires Microsoft Office =

Article ID: 317800

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 Macintosh Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.5 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.02 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q317800



For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SUMMARY
The spelling checker features in Outlook Express for Macintosh may seem to be removed or may seem to have never been installed.



MORE INFORMATION
For Outlook Express for Macintosh to check the spelling of e-mail messages, Microsoft Office for the Macintosh must be installed on the computer. Outlook Express for Macintosh uses the spelling checker features of Office. By default, Outlook Express for Macintosh does not include these spelling checker features.

The Outlook Express for Macintosh Help implies that this is the case:

If Microsoft Office is installed on your computer, you can use Microsoft Outlook Express to check spelling in your e-mail messages.

None of the spelling checker features are operational until you install Office for the Macintosh.

