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spell check misses obvously misspelled words

I run spell check in Word and it misses obvous errors, such as when 2 words are joined, i.e. "righthere" for "right here". How do I fix that?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-07-15T00:52:27.4566667+00:00
Bob111 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-17T02:08:03.8066667+00:00
Charles Kenyon 168.3K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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How to get more voices on the immersive reader option

I was using immersive reader and after a windows update, the voice I was using is no longer there and there are only the four standard robotic voices available

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-07-14T11:31:17.7433333+00:00
Fiona Garner 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-16T23:51:44.9266667+00:00
Xavier-D 9,880 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to fix the missing hyperlink/link that i originally put in the words document?

Why did my hyperlink/link show the different pages of the word document? at the first time it will show the correct pages that i want but after closed the document and open it back again the link not show at the correct place that i put. how to fix this?

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asked 2026-07-16T00:37:44.1333333+00:00
Aisyah Idzahan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-16T23:26:53.22+00:00
Stefan Blom 345.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Lost documents

I have lost the contents of a word file and am asking for help to recover them. I have tried bringing up previous versions of one saved document in the file folder and am unable to. Thank you.

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asked 2026-07-14T19:05:55.7433333+00:00
Lyn A 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-16T19:10:43.44+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 78,665 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to re-enable "add to dictionary" function in Word

In Microsoft Word 2024 my "add to dictionary" function is no longer available How do I reengage it

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asked 2026-05-15T23:57:47.3+00:00
Michael VandenBerg 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-16T14:35:53.1666667+00:00
Stefan Blom 345.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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my word document is not opening. When ever i open it, it shows, "we're sorry, but word has run into an error that is preventing it from workingWord will need to be closed as a results"

we're sorry, but word has run into an error that is preventing it from workingWord will need to be closed as a results"

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asked 2026-07-16T14:21:52.8266667+00:00
MARGARET OPPONG 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-16T14:27:26.3066667+00:00
Stefan Blom 345.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Black background on MS Word

Why does my Microsoft Word now have black backgrounds - previously it was white. Black is not easy for me to work with, Can I please change it back to what it was previously

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asked 2026-07-16T13:34:02.87+00:00
Margaret Saunders 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-16T14:03:18.62+00:00
Suzanne S Barnhill 278.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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why my all microsoft software are not working??

how to repair this problem ? this problem started few days ago. how to solve please tell me

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asked 2026-07-16T12:47:23.0166667+00:00
Ahnaf Ahnaf 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-16T13:23:38.1966667+00:00
Ferdinand Nanalig 31,440 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Microsoft to use the crack version of MS Office?

I am a student. I don't have enough money to buy MS Office 2016. So, can I use the crack version of MS Office for personal use? Many people using Crack MS Office. But Microsoft not taking action against them. And Microsoft allows piracy in India &…

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asked 2026-02-04T03:15:45.63+00:00
Benjo Klika 70 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-16T11:14:31.35+00:00
Kiran Shahzadi 0 Reputation points
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how to resolve the issue about PowerPoint and words has run an error that preventing it from working correctly?

I cannot open the Microsoft words and PowerPoint on my laptop as it shows an error that preventing it from working correctly.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-07-16T07:19:13.94+00:00
VICTORIA PEDONG 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-16T07:57:09.0566667+00:00
Estrella721 43,220 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Showed error when opening a document

Hi, how do i fix this? I pressed repair now but it does not work.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-07-14T03:32:41.6366667+00:00
MARLIN ALYA BINTI ZAMLIS 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-16T04:25:09.88+00:00
EmilyS726 248.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to stop Online Microsoft Word from removing my Indents?

When I am using the free online version of Microsoft Word, randomly the indents I made at the start of each paragraph disappears. There are reduce accessible settings in the online version so the work arounds I see online are not possible. This happens…

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asked 2026-07-15T20:11:11.9566667+00:00
Williams, Constance 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-15T20:28:56.3833333+00:00
Stefan Blom 345.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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issue with opening word

I cant open my word application in my laptop ...its showing some error and showing repair now button but when I click on it nothing happens ..

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asked 2026-07-14T11:49:33.44+00:00
Chaithanya 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-14T12:07:49.3066667+00:00
Suzanne S Barnhill 278.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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https://www.google.com/search?q=sandbox:/mnt/data/Eski_Uygur_Turkcesi_Inceleme.docx

https://www.google.com/search?q=sandbox:/mnt/data/Eski_Uygur_Turkcesi_Inceleme.docx bunu yapay zeka yaptı ve buraya yönlendirdi, bana yardımcı olur musun

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asked 2026-01-15T16:28:22.8933333+00:00
Batuhan Kınay 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-14T09:55:48.4266667+00:00
Pınar Kuzu 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Images in WORD are displaying digitized

I just came back to my computer after 1.5 days. All of a sudden, when I insert images into WORD, they are becoming digitized. This has never happened before. I need a fix, please. I'm working on a flyer and need the images to display properly, so they…

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asked 2026-07-12T17:16:07.25+00:00
Chief Alchemist 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-13T19:14:12.9966667+00:00
Chief Alchemist 20 Reputation points
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Error opening microsoft word

Word keeps giving me an error, but when I click "repair now" nothing happens for a while until word is closed off but not fixed

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-07-12T19:33:35.9766667+00:00
nina bakker 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-12T20:08:53.29+00:00
EmilyS726 248.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Office LTSC 2024 64-bit on Win11 Word files "for viewing only".

Office LTSC 2024 64-bit on Win11 opens all Word files "for viewing only". This is not "read only". Excel is unaffected. License is current.

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asked 2026-07-11T20:59:54.37+00:00
Karl Petersen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-11T22:33:25.9966667+00:00
Stefan Blom 345.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Can't save *some* .docx's as .txt

Windows 11, Office (Word) 365 Very recently I've started receiving .docx files, created by others, that when you Save As Plain Text, continue to say .docx in the file at the top. They're being stopped, somehow, from being saved into the .txt format. …

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-07-08T12:11:18.3733333+00:00
William Meyer 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-11T02:42:28.1866667+00:00
Charles Kenyon 168.3K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Selecting text

Why can't I select text to edit? It has suddenly happened this week.

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asked 2026-07-09T23:24:55.56+00:00
Thresa Silverest 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-10T15:33:21.88+00:00
Charles Kenyon 168.3K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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my building blocks are not working

Dear sir/madam I am working with a word document and since I said yes to change the normal by mistake I am no longer able to work with my building blocks/auto text when I open a word document. My building blocks are under 1033 > 16 and the size of…

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asked 2026-07-08T12:23:40.67+00:00
answered 2026-07-10T15:32:04.03+00:00
Charles Kenyon 168.3K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator