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Missing Proofing Tools

Anonymous
2014-09-01T01:12:31+00:00

Hi, I have installed Office 365 for over a year now, and I have had no problems with Word.  today, I got a message in Word that says:  "MISSING PROOFING TOOLS This document contains text in English (US) which isn't being proofed.  You may be able to get proofing tools for this language".  I clicked on the link to download, but I do not seem to have solved the problem.  I still get the message in Word, and it does not recognize misspelled words.

 I have checked the online forum and tried the solutions offered but to no avail.

I'm confused as to what could have caused this since I am the only user of the laptop, and as recently as Friday I used Word.  Please help.

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  1. Stefan Blom 342.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-09-21T11:18:49+00:00

    Which version of Office are you running? If it is an Office 365 Home subscription, you can install additional proofing tools via www.office.com/myaccount. Usually, this results in two entries for Office in Programs and Features, but that won't cause any trouble.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-09-21T00:11:17+00:00

    Two years later, same problem!  Bought my laptop this year.  Office updated, then missing proofing tools!  What should I do?  No multiple versions of Word installed.

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