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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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.7K 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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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
    2014-12-16T20:32:48+00:00

    @ SureshSatyamurthy

    So.. how did you end up solving your problem??

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-04T02:05:49+00:00

    I am using MSOffice 2010 Professional Plus on Windows 8. I have tried all the above approaches but the problem has not gone away. In addition, I have tried the following -

    1. repaired - but the problem persists
    2. reinstalled MS Office - but the problem persists
    3. turned off the COM addins - but the problem persists
    4. Checked the keyboard and the function keys - all the keys work well
    5. And here is the most bizzare one - I installed Libre Office. The problem occurs in that too now !

    Its a bit annoying that this problem has been reported since 2010 and continues across different versions of Windows and MS Office, and yet there is no official response from MS.

    Appreciate if someone in this group can help

    Thanks

    Suresh

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