Microsoft KB Archive/220431

= WD2000: Spelling of AutoSignature Checked After Upgrading Office 97 =

Article ID: 220431

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q220431



SYMPTOMS
When you create a new e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook 2000 and all of the following conditions are true:


 * You are using Word as your e-mail editor.
 * Always check spelling before sending is turned on (in Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click to select the Spelling tab).
 * You have an AutoSignature turned on.
 * You have upgraded to Office 2000 from Office 97.

the spelling of your signature is checked.



WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to work around this problem:

Method 1: Add the AutoSignature Name to Your Custom Dictionary
To add the AutoSignature name to your custom dictionary:
 * 1) Place your insertion point within the name that is flagged as misspelled.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Spelling and Grammar.
 * 3) Click Add.
 * 4) Click Close.

Method 2: Turn off "Always check spelling before sending"
To turn off Always check spelling before sending:
 * 1) In Microsoft Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the Spelling tab, click to clear the Always check spelling before sending check box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB220431

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