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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / January 2008Spell check??
Hello I have word for mac, and for some reason, I do NOT have spell check installed. I don't know if this was a fluke when I was downloading the program (I didn't download ALL of office, just word and powerpoint). I am driving myself bananas writing papers for school is a gigantic hassle. Is there anyway to get spell check installed on my mac?? > Hello<br> > <br> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > <br> > Is there anyway to get spell check installed on my mac?? What version and where did you download it from?  Signature"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." -- Red Smith I have version 11. I got it from my sister, she had a disk she had bought and hadn't used yet, and then wanted it back after I installed it so I can't reinstall. If you don't have the source disk there isn't much you can do - no parts of Office are available [legitimately] for download, and even if they were you'd need proof of ownership - which you also don't have. What is it that makes you believe the Spell Check isn't installed? Be as accurate, specific & complete as you can. There could be something else that's causing to not *seem* to be available. Take a look in ~/Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Shared Applications & see if the Proofing Tools folder is there - if so, what's in it? Also in the ~/Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Office folder look for files called English Dictionary and English Dictionary 2. Are they there? Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 1/29/08 6:17 PM, in article ee8b439.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "retardislandmayr@officeformac.com" <retardislandmayr@officeformac.com> wrote: > Hello > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is there anyway to get spell check installed on my mac?? I believe that it is not there because word tells me that there is "No english proofing tools installed" Thanks for the replys! Based on that message - and if you couldn't find the files I referred to in my previous reply - I'm afraid you're stuck. You need to get the original disk and install the missing features or invest in a copy of your own. Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 1/30/08 4:49 AM, in article ee8b439.3@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "retardislandmayr@officeformac.com" <retardislandmayr@officeformac.com> wrote: > I believe that it is not there because word tells me that there is "No english > proofing tools installed" > > Thanks for the replys! Hmmm... Is this in ALL documents? On the PC, there are 29 "flavours" of English. If you have a document from a PC that is marked in a version of English you don't have, it "might" produce this error. Usually, it would say something like "No English (Canadian) proofing tools installed." It is actually very difficult to "avoid" installing the proofing tools when installing Office 2008. Have a look in the folder /Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/Shared Applications/Proofing Tools/ If there is anything in there, then your proofing tools are installed, and that is not the problem. Hope this helps On 30/01/08 7:19 PM, in article ee8b439.3@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "retardislandmayr@officeformac.com" <retardislandmayr@officeformac.com> wrote: > I believe that it is not there because word tells me that there is "No english > proofing tools installed" > > Thanks for the replys! SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/ Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia +61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name when I go to the folder "office", I do not see shared applications or proofing tools on there. does this mean I do not have it? it does say that I have english dictionary 1 and 2 I'd say so. You have a partial installation there. You need to get the disk back and run the Remove Office tool, then do a re-install. Sorry: There is no other solution. On 31/01/08 6:41 AM, in article ee8b439.6@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "retardislandmayr@officeformac.com" <retardislandmayr@officeformac.com> wrote: > when I go to the folder "office", I do not see shared applications or proofing > tools on there. does this mean I do not have it? it does say that I have > english dictionary 1 and 2 SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/ Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia +61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name that's what I figured. Thanks a bunch for the help! |
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