

If you look at the screen print above, you’ll notice that I have three proofing languages above the double line. This will open the Language dialog box, and you can deselect the check spelling or grammar option checkbox. To fix the issue, highlight your paragraph and click the Language link in the Reveal Formatting dialog. Word did not flag this instance because the paragraph was marked not to do spelling or grammar checks. In the above example, you can see I misspelled the word “government”. Pin Reveal Formatting with Do not check spelling or grammar For example, my Microsoft keyboard has a F Lock key on the top row because there are other functions mapped. Tip: If you don’t see the pane, you may have some sort of Function lock on your keyboard. In the example below, you can see the highlighted paragraph is coded not to check for spelling. This opens the Reveal Formatting pane where you can verify that your correct language is what you expect and if the paragraph has spell check turned off.

So instead, I tend to find a paragraph with a spelling mistake, highlight it, and press Shift + F1. This alert message suggests that your document still has a section marked with “ Do not check spelling or grammar.” Unfortunately, I don’t know of any easy way to find these marks. However, in Microsoft 365, I no longer get this alert even if I have errors. On older versions of Microsoft Word, I would get the following message as shown below. You would think highlighting the entire document would overwrite all paragraph settings throughout. I wish I could say the above method is foolproof. Verify the checkbox Do not check spelling or grammar is unchecked.

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Step 5: Rename a Windows Registry Folder.Step 2: Verify Another Word Add-in Isn't Interfering.Step 1: Verify the "check spelling as you type" Feature.Spell Check Not Working – All Documents.Verify Your Language & Check Spelling Options.
