Spell Check Flags Word with Special Characters as Misspelled
  
PSS ID Number: Q114453
Article last modified on 03-07-1997
 

 

 

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5.00 5.10
MACINTOSH
kbusage kbprb
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.1
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SYMPTOMS
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Correctly spelled words are flagged as misspelled during a spell check.
 
CAUSE
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This can occur if the word contains any special character(s) that the
spelling checker does not recognize. For example, Word's spell checker will
flag the words "|mouse|" and "^keyboard~" (without the quotation marks) as
incorrectly spelled words.
 
This is a change in functionality from Word 4.0, which ignored these
special characters.
 
WORKAROUND
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Temporarily replace the special characters with nonbreaking spaces prior to
spell checking the document. (Be sure there are no other nonbreaking spaces
in your document first.) For example, the following steps replace the
vertical line character with a nonbreaking space:
 
1. From the Edit menu, choose Replace.
 
2. In the Find What box, type a vertical line.
 
3. From the Replace With Special menu, select Non-breaking Space.
 
4. Choose Replace All.
 
5. Spell check the document.
 
6. From the Edit menu, choose Replace.
 
7. From the Find What Special menu, select Non-breaking Space.
 
8. In the Replace With box, enter a vertical line.
 
9. Choose Replace All.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
 
REFERENCES
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For additional information about using the spell checker, see pages 262-269
of the "Microsoft Word User's Guide."
 
KBCategory: kbusage kbprb
KBSubCategory: kbproof
Additional reference words: macword 5.00 5.10 bar tools speller macword5
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