How to fix the Outlook Express spelling checker when the French Dictionary is the only dictionary
A few days ago I was working on a new laptop and I noticed that after I installed Office 2007 the English dictionary in Outlook Express had been changed to the French dictionary. I also noticed that I was unable to change it back to the English dictionary. I have been able to fix this in the past by just going in to Outlook and selecting the dictionary that I wanted to use, and it would take care of this for Outlook Express as well. This time was different and it did not fix it. So after some research I found an easy way to fix this. There is a spelling checker you can install for Outlook Express that will reinstall the default English Dictionary. Download Spell Checker For OE.
NOTE: This application has no spyware or adaware!
Dave
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Anonymous
January 13, 2007
Thank you so much! i had the same problem... installed office 2k7 and outlook express only had a french dictionary. this did the trick however thank youAnonymous
January 19, 2007
As my old dictionary would say, "Tres cool! Merci beaucoup" :^ ). Thanks a lot for this. I installed it and, not only was the English dictionary there, it was already set as the default. Thanks again, ChuckAnonymous
January 21, 2007
Thanks! I too had the same problem and this fixed it. Hope it has not as yet unforeseen effects elsewhere! I had the OUTLLOK 2007 Beta and this did not happen. thanks SuzanneAnonymous
January 30, 2007
Wow! I love it when you can find a solution (no thanks to Microsoft's support pages, mind you) without too much pain & suffering. I was able to send this link to my Dad who was struggling with the same issue -- and within minutes, he replied saying it was fixed! Thanks much, Dave!Anonymous
February 01, 2007
Many many thanks for this information. You are a Star! IanAnonymous
February 06, 2007
Found this and it works great! ....... install just the proofing tools from your previous version of Office (using the custom install option). You can get them from any older Office suite or application - including FrontPage, Publisher or standalone versions of Word, Excel, or Outlook. To install just the proofing tools from Office 2003, run Office setup and choose the custom option. Uncheck all programs in the list and add a check to choose the options at the bottom of the programs list. No the nest screen, set each top level item to be Not Available (red X icon). Expand the Office Shared Features branch and locate Proofing tools in the list. Expand proofing tools and choose English, setting it to Run from my computer. Finish the installation. Once installed, restart OE - go to Tools, Options and verify Spelling is configured to use the correct English dictionary.Anonymous
February 06, 2007
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February 08, 2007
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February 08, 2007
They do have some other versions that you can buy that are commercial from what i saw :)Anonymous
February 11, 2007
Thanks so much for this tip, was at my wit's end!Anonymous
February 15, 2007
How to I get it from english (US) to Australia. Great program, but this is a minor niggle.Anonymous
February 20, 2007
Works great! I've been looking for days! Thank you!Anonymous
February 21, 2007
Here another fix. Problem: spell check in OE comes up in French (only for students that are have XP for OS and MS Office 2007 installed) Cause: OE spell check dictionary is pulling from MS Office 2007 which is default in French Fix: Have the student open their MS Office word 2007> Click the MS Office Icon Go down to word options button Click on proofing Put a check in (suggest from main dictionary only) Click the drop down button by – dictionary languages Go down and select English (united states) Click ok twice Restart their OE and try again to use the spell checkAnonymous
February 22, 2007
Much thanks. Worked effortlesslyAnonymous
February 24, 2007
So glad I found this. Google is a wonderful thing, and this website is great. Thanks.Anonymous
February 27, 2007
WOW! That was easy. thanks so much!!!Anonymous
February 28, 2007
As everyone else has said, mercy bo coo. I was going a bit gaga trying to figure how to fix that dictionary.Anonymous
March 01, 2007
Thanks so much! I'll definitely bookmark this site to My Favorites!Anonymous
March 10, 2007
Thats all well and good. fixing OE spell checker to English (US). but I require English (australian)spell checker does anyone know how to fix this?Anonymous
March 20, 2007
For those who want to keep their language (get it back?) here is what I did. (I am not a tech!) I uninstalled my new Office Product (Home and Student 2007) using a Restore Point in my Windows XP Home. This left me needing to re-install /re-activate my Microsoft Works 2006 and after I did this I found on my Programs List the Office Language Settings Option to set my Default Language to English Canada. Then when I re-installed The Microsoft Office H & S 2007 > Custom and Keep Old Product it remembered the Default language. (Down side??? It kept the old version of Word 2002 but since I liked it anyway not an issue for me :-) ) I hope that made sense and would work for others. This advice is at your own risk as only you know your computer :-(Anonymous
March 20, 2007
p.s. to last message: It appears I have both Microsoft Word 2002 (from the Works Suite 2006) and also from the Programs list I can choose to use the new version of Word that came with the Office H & S 2007. It takes a minute to Configure to use Word 2007 product but it is there :-)Anonymous
March 23, 2007
THANK YOU ! We have been trying to correct this problem and nothing worked until this. Thank you, thank you.Anonymous
March 24, 2007
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March 25, 2007
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September 07, 2007
After completing an installation of Office 2007 Enterprise at the office I went into Outlook Express