On 30/10/2007, Thomas Chilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip>
> I have just purchased a new computer with Vista. MS does not care > > about Java. I updated Java and was able to download open office. > > However when I down loaded open office, my spell checker in e-mail > > was somehow disabled. I get a message saying the language is no > > longer available for my spell checker and my spell checker is not > > working. I believe I need to load the language back in. I haven't > > had time to load it back and see what will happen, but I don't see > > a problem. If you like, I can try it and let you know. > > > > Perhaps you have already tried it and made it work? > > Thanx > > > > Raman > > On a Windows system, if you do not have Microsoft Office installed (or at least Word) then Microsoft's mail program is not able to check spelling. This is yet another example of Microsoft's "lock in" policy. However, there are separate spell checkers available for, for example, Outlook Express. I use ABCSpell from Isota which is not freeware. There are freeware programs available though; Google is your friend. Alternatively, and I think better, switch to a freeware mail program like Thunderbird from Mozilla, the same people who gave us Firefox. That has its own spell checker and can use the same dictionary as OpenOffice. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
