Spell checker

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Win XP Pro SP3



I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.



I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's spell

checker?



How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?



Any help appreciated.



Joe
 
"joe" wrote in message

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> Win XP Pro SP3

>

> I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.

>

> I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's

> spell checker?

>

> How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?

>

> Any help appreciated.

>

> Joe

>







OE 6 does not come with it's own spell check. You need Word or an MS

Office program, pre 2007. The spell checker in Works 4 through 6 will work

with OE, but not other editions. If you do not have such a program, you

can download a free spell check at one of these sites.



Vampirefo Spell Check.



Download it from Major Geeks:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952



Or download it from SnapFile:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spelloe.html



Or you may like TinySpell. (Checks the spelling as you type).



Download it here:

http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/

--

Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP [Mail]

Imperial Beach, CA
 
Google for outlook express spellchecker



"joe" wrote in message

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: Win XP Pro SP3

:

: I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.

:

: I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's

spell

: checker?

:

: How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?

:

: Any help appreciated.

:

: Joe

:

:

:
 
joe wrote:

> Win XP Pro SP3

>

> I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.

>

> I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's spell

> checker?

>



Correct, Outlook Express was designed to use Microsoft Office's spell

checker.





> How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?

>





Keep a dictionary handy, or try to find a 3rd party software solution

via Google.





--



Bruce Chambers



Help us help you:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin



Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell



The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot
 
Joe,

Open Office.org 3 has a spell checker.



"joe" wrote in message

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> Win XP Pro SP3

>

> I have uninstalled Office and am trying Open Office for a while.

>

> I Cannot do spell checking in Outlook Express, I assume it uses Word's

> spell checker?

>

> How can I spell check mail without Word installed ?

>

> Any help appreciated.

>

> Joe

>

>

>
 
Badger wrote:

> Joe,

> Open Office.org 3 has a spell checker.

>





While that's true, it won't help the OP; OE requires the spell checker

of Microsoft Office or one of that suite's applications.





--



Bruce Chambers



Help us help you:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin



Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell



The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot
 
OK, Bruce,



He may still be able to use one of the free spell checkers from Major Geeks.

I've used them before on Outlook Express.



Badger





"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message

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> Badger wrote:

>> Joe,

>> Open Office.org 3 has a spell checker.

>>

>

>

> While that's true, it won't help the OP; OE requires the spell checker of

> Microsoft Office or one of that suite's applications.

>

>

> --

>

> Bruce Chambers

>

> Help us help you:

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>

> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>

> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand

> Russell

>

> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

> killed a great many philosophers.

> ~ Denis Diderot
 
Thanks guys. I did indeed get a spell checker from Major Geeks and it works

just fine.

As an aside, it is amazing how similar to the Microsoft Office apps are the

OPen Office apps. Identical in many respects. And free!



"Badger" wrote in message

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> OK, Bruce,

>

> He may still be able to use one of the free spell checkers from Major

> Geeks.

> I've used them before on Outlook Express.

>

> Badger

>

>

> "Bruce Chambers" wrote in message

> news:u77zvT8DLHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Badger wrote:

>>> Joe,

>>> Open Office.org 3 has a spell checker.

>>>

>>

>>

>> While that's true, it won't help the OP; OE requires the spell checker of

>> Microsoft Office or one of that suite's applications.

>>

>>

>> --

>>

>> Bruce Chambers

>>

>> Help us help you:

>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>>

>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>>

>> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>>

>> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand

>> Russell

>>

>> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

>> killed a great many philosophers.

>> ~ Denis Diderot

>
 
joe wrote:

> Thanks guys. I did indeed get a spell checker from Major Geeks and it works

> just fine.

> As an aside, it is amazing how similar to the Microsoft Office apps are the

> OPen Office apps. Identical in many respects. And free!



You have it backwards, it's the open office apps that are similar, and

sort of compatible.
 
"Bob I" wrote in message

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>

>

> joe wrote:

>> Thanks guys. I did indeed get a spell checker from Major Geeks and it

>> works just fine.

>> As an aside, it is amazing how similar to the Microsoft Office apps are

>> the OPen Office apps. Identical in many respects. And free!

>

> You have it backwards, it's the open office apps that are similar, and

> sort of compatible.



No, that's what Joe said, just in a round-about way :-)
 
Thanx Tom, that's exactly what I said. It's called English.



"SC Tom" wrote in message

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>

> "Bob I" wrote in message

> news:%23TZ6wmTELHA.5668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>

>>

>> joe wrote:

>>> Thanks guys. I did indeed get a spell checker from Major Geeks and it

>>> works just fine.

>>> As an aside, it is amazing how similar to the Microsoft Office apps are

>>> the OPen Office apps. Identical in many respects. And free!

>>

>> You have it backwards, it's the open office apps that are similar, and

>> sort of compatible.

>

> No, that's what Joe said, just in a round-about way :-)
 
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