If your spellchecker doesn’t seem to be working in Word documents (2007 Office); highlight your page text, Choose “Review”, “Set Language”, and take the checkmark out of the, “Do not check spelling or grammar” box. You can also set it as the default for all documents.
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Barnhill, Suzanne S. (2007). Re: Turning off "Do not check spelling or grammar". Retrieved November 2, 2007, from PC Review Web site: http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-879813.php)
