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PPT97: Spelling Check Fails in Text Box

Article ID:191244
Last Review:November 9, 2000
Revision:1.0
This article was previously published under Q191244
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SYMPTOMS

PowerPoint 97 may fail to detect spelling errors in a text box although the text is formatted with the correct language and the spelling checker for this language is installed.

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CAUSE

PowerPoint 97 can only check the spelling of text that is in the same code page that is currently set as the system's default code page. For example, if the current Windows code page is 1252 (Western), PowerPoint can check the spelling of text in English, French, German, or Spanish, but not Greek or Russian. If the current code page is 1253 (Greek), PowerPoint can check the spelling of Greek text only but not Western European or Russian text.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, you can change the system code page by changing the default region in the Regional Settings Control Panel.

NOTE: You must check the spelling of text for each code page separately. Therefore, if you have text in mixed languages that is not supported by the same code page, you will have to check each language separately.

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Windows NT 4.0

1.On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2.Double-click Regional Settings.
3.In the Regional Settings box, select the region you want.
4.Click to select the "Set as system default locale" option.
5.Restart your computer.

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Windows 95

1.On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2.Double-click Regional Settings.
3.In the Regional Settings box, select the region you want.
4.Restart your computer.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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