Spell Checker

[Compass Call]

Having bought myself a new computer, I installed Windows XP, SP3 and Office 2007. Everthing went OK.

When I configured the spell checker in outlook express(tools - options - spelling), the default language is FRENCH!!!!! and cannot be changed:confused:

Therefore when I send e-mails the spell checker wants me to change every word to French. Does anybody know how to correct this situation?

Apart from this problem both Windows and Office are behaving impeccably!

Regards,
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[Avtrician]

Have a look at your region settings, and make sure that you have set them for an english speaking country, (Not US of A but):uhoh::uhoh:

That may fix it for you.

[oldbeefer]

Quand tu dit - sorry, when you say 'cannot be changed', why? are the options greyed out or what?

[Compass Call]

oldbeefer

There are no other options except French!

All other settings in Office 2007 and all other settings I can find are set to English(UK).

I am at a loss as to how to proceed. I'll have another search and see if there is anything I've missed.

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[oldbeefer]

You say 'when I configured....in Outlook Express', do you mean Outlook? If you've changed one but not the one you're using, that may be the reason (if you see what I mean!).

[Compass Call]

I mean 'Outlook Express' I don't have 'Outlook' installed.

I have just gone through all the settings(that I can find) and everything is set to English(uk).

Any other ideas?

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[Saab Dastard]

What have you set in Control Panel \ Regional and Language Options?

Check all the tabs!

Forgot to mention - you can uninstall and re-install OE to see if that helps.

SD

[green granite]

from MS:
If you install the 2007 Microsoft Office system, you no longer have spell checking capabilities in some languages when you use Outlook Express 6.0.
MORE INFORMATIONWhen you upgrade an earlier version of Office to a 2007 Office system, the old...


When you upgrade an earlier version of Office to a 2007 Office system, the old spelling checker files are removed for the following languages:
English
Spanish
German These files are replaced with newer versions that are included in the 2007 Office system. The new files are incompatible with Outlook Express.

There are a variety of third-party free spell-checking programs available on the Internet. You can learn about available programs by visiting the Microsoft Communities site. This site lets you obtain advice from other users and from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). To access the Microsoft Communities site, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Microsoft Technical Communities (http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx) (Microsoft Technical Communities (http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx))
You can also use a search site to find spell-checking programs. For example, you can search for spell-checking programs at the following Web site:http://www.live.com (http://www.live.com/) (Live Search (http://www.live.com))

[Compass Call]

green granite

Thanks for that. Have downloaded a spell checker and things seem to be back to normal now:ok:

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