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Spell Check Keeps Popping Up

Anonymous
2010-12-26T07:03:20+00:00

My spell check box keeps popping up out of the blue in my Word, Excel and Outlook. It will not go away and I can't type after the box pops up.  I have turned off auto spell check.  It just started doing this recently and I can't use my computer due to this.  How to fix and why did this occur? Thanks.

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  1. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 322.9K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-12-26T07:16:13+00:00

    It could possibly be a faulty keyboard.  In Office applications, the F7 key launches the spell checker and perhaps it is being activated in some way.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-12-29T10:54:37+00:00

    Try to open Word 2010 programs in application safe and check.

    Go to Start->Click on All programs-> Accessories-> Run->

    Type winword /safe and Click on ok (Note: There should be a space between d and ‘/’)

    If it works fine in application safe, then try to disable the adobe addins.

    How to disable Add-ins in Word 2010:-

    Step1: Click the File Tab in Word 2010 and Click Word Options.

    Step2: In the left hand side of the Word Options dialog box, click Add-Ins.

    Step3: Under ‘Manage’ Click the COM Add-ins

    Step4: Uncheck all the Add-Ins listed under COM Add-ins.

    Step5: Click close and restart Word.

    Ganesh Kumar N

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-29T17:36:47+00:00

    OMG thank you. I can't believe it was that simple!! After days of annoyance, thanks!

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-17T18:41:35+00:00

    Since I posted above last summer, I've tried various things that haven't worked. I gave the computer to an expert who concluded that it is not a bug, and that the answer is to update drivers. This is the driver he updated, and it seems to be working.

    IntelHDgraphics9.18.10.3359-g1d654ww

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-01T14:02:25+00:00

    Out book keeper had a big stack of folders pressing on all the F-keys. Sometimes the simple solution works best. :)

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