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
    2014-06-19T16:28:28+00:00

    I have the same problem. When I first loaded Office Professional Plus 2010 (purchased 2010, installed 2013), I managed to defeat the spell check box that kept popping up by vigorously turning off the spell check in each document. Since a batch of 31 automatic updates on 6/11/14, the popping up of the spell check box is followed by the popping up of the Spell Check is Complete box, which can only be gotten rid of by Ctrl-Alt-Del. Where is the old spell check, with the gentle red lines for spelling errors and green lines for grammar errors, without nasty pop ups? Running MSWord in safe mode shows those gentle lines without pop ups. But disabling COM add-ins did not fix the problem. One solution that keeps the spell check box at bay is Ctrl X, but only shutting down the program works with Spell Check is Complete.

    I've tried to update normal.dot to turn of the spell check, but not sure what to do next.

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  2. 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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  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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