5 ways to fix spell check in Microsoft Word when it isn't working

If Microsoft Word's spell check isn't working, there are several common troubleshooting methods you can try.

Spelling instruction can boost reading, writing skills

A Georgia State researcher found that spelling-focused interventions improved overall literacy skills, including for students ...
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10 Spelling Checker Secrets for Microsoft Word

Check spelling as you type, or not? Choose here. You use Word’s spelling checker every day, and probably just as often encounter some of the tool’s puzzling behavior. Do you know how to get rid of a ...
Houston Chronicle

Enabling Spell Check in Word Office 365 on Windows 8

When you misspell a word in Microsoft's Office 365 Web Apps, the app relies entirely on your browser's spell check feature to correct it. On a computer running the Windows 8 operating system, however, ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft Word Spell Check "Ignore" options. Am I losing my mind?

Hello. I apologize for asking a such an application-specific question in this general forum, but I am desperate. In Microsoft Word, under Windows 7, I'm finding that the "Ignore" and the "Ignore All" ...
Sun Journal

In a word: We all make mistakes, even with spell-check

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A Word, Please: Use spell-checker, but beware its deficiencies

I got an email recently from a reader whose spell-checker flagged the word “uninvolved” as an error. I’m not sure what software she was using. My Microsoft Word ...
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: The upsides and drawbacks of spell-checker

I got an email recently from a reader whose spell-checker flagged the word “uninvolved” as an error. I’m not sure what software she was using. My Microsoft Word ...