Troubleshoot Spell Check

• 1). Highlight a word in an email message and right-click on it to see if a spell check option becomes available.
  
  
• 2). See if spell check was disabled by clicking on "Tools," then "Options." If the "Spelling" option is grayed out and cannot be selected, Outlook does not register any spelling program it can use.
  
  
• 3). Test the spell check in your version of Microsoft Word, since Outlook uses the same basic application from Word. If Word is suffering problems, it will likely affect Outlook's performance.
  
  

Repair

• 1). Reinstall Outlook by inserting the disc and following the on-screen prompts. This will only work if there is a spelling program, such as the one in Word working properly on your computer. Outlook should access it automatically when you reinstall it. If Word's spell check was not working correctly, reinstall Word, instead; this may fix the spell check issues in Outlook.
  
  
• 2). Download a third-party application spell checker if you don't have Microsoft Word, or if reinstalling Outlook did not work. Outlook relies on other programs to check spelling; without Word, you will need a substitute program that Outlook can recognize and access.
  
  
• 3). Click on the icon for the third-party application once it is downloaded. It will launch and should automatically sync with Outlook, so Outlook knows to use it for spelling purposes. Follow and on-screen instructions during the installation to get it running properly.