Microsoft KB Archive/223544

= OL2000: Spelling Checker Incorrectly Flags Abbreviations in HTML Message =

Article ID: 223544

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q223544



SYMPTOMS
If you compose an HTML-formatted message and then use the spelling checker, some abbreviations, such as Jr. and Sr., may be incorrectly flagged as misspelled. These same abbreviations are not flagged as misspelled in Plain Text or Rich Text messages.



RESOLUTION
Change the message format from HTML to Plain Text, use the spelling checker, change the format back to HTML, and then re-apply any special formatting. Or, ignore the abbreviation when the spelling checker flags it as misspelled.



WORKAROUND
As a work around, add commonly used abbreviations to the custom dictionary.



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



MORE INFORMATION
This problem is most noticeable when using the abbreviations Jr. or Sr; the spelling checker does not parse the period with the abbreviation. As a result, the abbreviation is flagged as misspelled. If you use the spelling checker in a Rich Text or Plain Text message, these abbreviations are not flagged as misspelled. The abbreviation and the period are parsed together and recognized as a valid abbreviation.

