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Outlook 2003 Autocorrect not working for new emails

Hello,
I have a problem with the spell checker in Outlook 2003, more specifically Autocorrect.
The problem is defined as being - when replying to an e-mail it autocorrects but if I select a new e-mail then it doesnt auto correct?

I'm sure these settings should be the same between replying to emails and selecting a new email. Can anyone suggest why this is happening ?

Thanks

Glenn_Moore

Are you using word as your editor?
Under the Tools, Options, Spelling TAb is the autocorrect options.

war1

Hello elliotsegler,

Autocorrect is adjusted from Microsoft Word. Go to Word option and make sure autocorrect is selected for New Message as well as Reply.

Regards,

war1

elliotsegler

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Thanks for your replies,

war1 - When you say "Go to Word option and make sure autocorrect is selected for New Message as well as Reply." I cannot find these options that you talk about. I have gone to Word, options, spelling & grammar and it's not there. It's not in Autocorrect options either..

where exactly is the option to select autocorrect for new message as well as reply?

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war1

In MS Word, go to Tools > AutoCorrect. Select the AutoCorrect tab. Make sure all the options are selected.

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elliotsegler

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War1, thanks for your solutions
In the end I installed Office completely following a detect and a repair which did nothing to solve the problem.

Insterestingly enough, the reinstall did not fix the problem.
I took note of the error message which was "The spell check is
complete. Text marked with "do not check spelling or grammar was skipped." and put that in google and eventually came up with this site - http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-879813.php

I went into Tools > Language > Set Language and untick "do not check spelling or grammar" and it solved the problem for new emails.

Thanks for the suggestions though guys.

elliotsegler

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I've awarded the majority of points to war1 for a good attempt at a solution (which I agree would have worked in 95% of cases, this was just a weird problem), and some to Glenn_Moore for a good suggestion. Although these both weren't the right answers, thanks for all the help guys!
:)

I now know there's yet another spellcheck option in language options to check when things don't work, why can't it be all in one place!!

elliotsegler

war1

elliotsegler, glad the problem is fixed. Thanks for the points.