"Colin" <colin@nospam123meritgames.com> wrote in message
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> Sometimes, paragraphs seem to be hidden from the Word spell check.
> Misspelled words are not underlined. If I hit the Spell Check button, it
> finds no errors. I can type word after word of gibberish and it reports
> everything is fine.
>
> In the most recent such message, it seemed to be tied to a numbered list.
> Every misspelled word in the list it ignored. Everything outside the list
> it correctly flagged as misspelled. But if I cope the text out of the
> numbered list, it remains immune to the spell check, even if the words are
> copied out and pasted elsewhere in the document. It's as if every bit of
> garbage I type in the numbered list is being flagged as "Ignore" during
> the spell check.
>
> This also seems more likely to happen during a Reply than in a new
> composition. The only work-around I've found is to copy the text, close
> the reply, re-click reply on the original message, then Paste Special,
> Unformatted Text. That seems to reset the spell checker for that block of
> text.
>
> Any suggestions? Is this a known issue? Is there any way to un-ignore
> words? I haven't seen any other posts about this, but seems like an
> obvious bug.
>
> Thanks,
> Colin

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote in message
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> if you right click on the misspelled words, what menu do you see?  if it's
> the signature menu, you are typing in the signature field. If the normal
> context menu, the list style may have spelling disabled on it. Copy and
> paste includes the style so no spell check. (paste into notepad then copy
> and paste into the email to clear the style)
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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> "Colin" <colin@nospam123meritgames.com> wrote in message
> news:33BEEA48-A5F6-40A8-B413-52363A5F9D00@microsoft.com...
>> Sometimes, paragraphs seem to be hidden from the Word spell check.
>> Misspelled words are not underlined. If I hit the Spell Check button, it
>> finds no errors. I can type word after word of gibberish and it reports
>> everything is fine.
>>
>> In the most recent such message, it seemed to be tied to a numbered list.
>> Every misspelled word in the list it ignored. Everything outside the list
>> it correctly flagged as misspelled. But if I cope the text out of the
>> numbered list, it remains immune to the spell check, even if the words
>> are copied out and pasted elsewhere in the document. It's as if every bit
>> of garbage I type in the numbered list is being flagged as "Ignore"
>> during the spell check.
>>
>> This also seems more likely to happen during a Reply than in a new
>> composition. The only work-around I've found is to copy the text, close
>> the reply, re-click reply on the original message, then Paste Special,
>> Unformatted Text. That seems to reset the spell checker for that block of
>> text.
>>
>> Any suggestions? Is this a known issue? Is there any way to un-ignore
>> words? I haven't seen any other posts about this, but seems like an
>> obvious bug.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Colin
>

"Colin" <colin@nospam123meritgames.com> wrote in message
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> It's the normal list context menu.
>
> Why would lists occasionally have spelling disabled? How can I check this
> for a given list? Usually I don't have this problem. It occurs about 10%
> of the time and seems to happen in replies with HTML active. I'm not sure
> it's always in a list, but it may be. It certainly was this time.
>
> I thought styles like that would be carried in the final paragraph marker
> at the end of the paragraph. I can copy the individual text (just a few
> words) from the middle of the paragraph, and the problem follows them. It
> is cured whenever it's coverted back to plain text (such as pasting and
> recopying through Notepad as you suggest or just doing a Paste Special |
> Unformatted text).
>
>  - Colin
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook***@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:%23I5RKnIkJHA.4520@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> if you right click on the misspelled words, what menu do you see?  if
>> it's the signature menu, you are typing in the signature field. If the
>> normal context menu, the list style may have spelling disabled on it.
>> Copy and paste includes the style so no spell check. (paste into notepad
>> then copy and paste into the email to clear the style)
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>> Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>
>> Outlook Tips by email:
>> dailytips-subscribe-requ***@lists.outlooktips.net
>>
>> Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
>> EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-REQU***@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM
>>
>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
>>
>> You can access this newsgroup by visiting
>> http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
>> your
>> newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
>>
>>
>> "Colin" <colin@nospam123meritgames.com> wrote in message
>> news:33BEEA48-A5F6-40A8-B413-52363A5F9D00@microsoft.com...
>>> Sometimes, paragraphs seem to be hidden from the Word spell check.
>>> Misspelled words are not underlined. If I hit the Spell Check button, it
>>> finds no errors. I can type word after word of gibberish and it reports
>>> everything is fine.
>>>
>>> In the most recent such message, it seemed to be tied to a numbered
>>> list. Every misspelled word in the list it ignored. Everything outside
>>> the list it correctly flagged as misspelled. But if I cope the text out
>>> of the numbered list, it remains immune to the spell check, even if the
>>> words are copied out and pasted elsewhere in the document. It's as if
>>> every bit of garbage I type in the numbered list is being flagged as
>>> "Ignore" during the spell check.
>>>
>>> This also seems more likely to happen during a Reply than in a new
>>> composition. The only work-around I've found is to copy the text, close
>>> the reply, re-click reply on the original message, then Paste Special,
>>> Unformatted Text. That seems to reset the spell checker for that block
>>> of text.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions? Is this a known issue? Is there any way to un-ignore
>>> words? I haven't seen any other posts about this, but seems like an
>>> obvious bug.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Colin
>>
>