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WD98: Spelling Checker Constantly Rechecks Words in All Caps

Article ID: 186017 - View products that this article applies to.

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SYMPTOMS

When you check the spelling in a document with words formatted with the All Caps attribute, the spelling checker may constantly recheck the same word.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs when all of the following conditions are true:

The correctly spelled word contains at least two capital letters (TimeLab for example), and is in the custom dictionary. -and-
The misspelled word is formatted with the All Caps effect. (On the Format menu, click Font, and then click to select the All Caps check box.) -and-
You click Change All in the Spelling And Grammar (spelling checker) dialog box.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, press ESC to stop the spelling checker from constantly rechecking the same word.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information on similar problems, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

184047

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/184047/EN-US/ )

WD98: Spelling Checker Constantly Checks Same Word

184049

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/184049/EN-US/ )

WD98: Punctuation May Cause Word to Constantly Check Same Word

184045

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/184045/EN-US/ )

WD98: Case Change in Spelling Checker Causes Constant Recheck

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Article ID: 186017 - Last Review: October 4, 2002 - Revision: 1.0

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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Retired KB Content Disclaimer

This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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