WD97: Selected Word Is Not Checked for Spelling First

When you select a word to check its spelling and you run the spelling checker, Word selects and checks the spelling of a different word.

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

• The Check grammar with spelling setting is selected on the Spelling and Grammar tab of the Options dialog box (click Options on the Tools menu).
  
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• The sentence in which the selected word occurs contains more than one misspelled word.

To prevent this problem from occurring, turn off the Check grammar with spelling setting. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling and Grammar tab.
2. Under Grammar, clear the Check grammar with spelling check box.
3. Click OK.

If there is a single misspelled word in the sentence, the spelling check is performed correctly. However, if there is another misspelled word in the same sentence prior to the word that you selected to be checked, Word selects the first misspelled word in the sentence. Word then checks any other misspelled words in the same sentence. After Word completes the spelling check of the sentence, a dialog box with the following message appears: Click Yes if you want to check the rest of the document; click No if you do not want to continue checking the document.

For additional information about spelling and grammar issues, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: