Microsoft KB Archive/59484

Can’t See Misspelled Words with Spelling Checker in WinWord PSS ID Number: Q59484 Article last modified on 07-14-1994

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WINDOWS

Summary:

In Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.1a, if the Spelling command on the Utilities menu or the Replace command on the Edit menu is used in a two-page (or more) document, the screen will not always update to display or highlight a misspelled or replaced word if you are in page view. The process continues to work properly, but you can’t view the area in the document where the misspelled or replaced word is located.

To correct this problem, change to normal or draft view before you choose the Edit Replace or Utilities Spelling command. The document area where the misspelled words are located will now be viewable.

Note that even in draft or galley (normal) view, the spelling checker or Replace dialog box may hide the corrections unless Word for Windows is running in a full screen (maximized) window.

Query on the following keywords for a macro to automatically switch the view mode to draft when you choose Spelling from the Utilities menu:

macro and draft and spelling and check

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.1a. This problem was corrected in Word for Windows version 2.0.

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