From: Bob Horton on
"Bob Horton" <no_re_horton_jr_maps(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Mary" <Mary(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BD55AC1F-EBB5-41B5-8901-AF92EA7C9188(a)microsoft.com...
>> It will observe your settings only once, so if you reopen to edit the
>> message, the whole message will be rechecked. I just select Cancel when
>> it
>> comes up and select Send Anyway.
>>
>> "Bob Horton" wrote:
>>
>>> "neo [mvp outlook]" <neo(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:epLKEN1AHHA.4808(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> > Outlook 2003 writes back to:
>>> >
>>> > HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Options\Spelling
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > FWIW, I don't use Word as my e-mail editor so I'm not sure if Word
>>> > settings influence spell checking behavior.
>>> >
>>> > "Bob Horton" <no_re_horton_jr_maps(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:uIPBJx0AHHA.2328(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> >> Hi!
>>> >>
>>> >> I apologize in advance if this is something that is common knowledge,
>>> >> but
>>> >> I have not been able to hit on the magic Google word combination to
>>> >> find
>>> >> my answer if such is the case.
>>> >>
>>> >> I use Outlook 2003 with Word 2003 as my email editor. The machine
>>> >> runs
>>> >> XP SP2. All updates for all programs are in place.
>>> >>
>>> >> In my spell check settings, I have always had the settings set to
>>> >> check
>>> >> spelling before sending the message and to ignore the original text
>>> >> in
>>> >> replies and forwards. Recently it has started to check the original
>>> >> text
>>> >> as well. I have tried "cycling through" the settings (un-checking
>>> >> the
>>> >> "check original text" option, closing Outlook), restarting,
>>> >> re-checking
>>> >> the tick box, closing Outlook, then re-starting) with no joy. I have
>>> >> also tried this process with a reboot instead of just closing
>>> >> Outlook.
>>> >> Again no joy. I suspect a corrupt registry setting but don't know
>>> >> where
>>> >> to look. Any suggestions are appreciated.
>>> >>
>>> >> TIA.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Bob Horton
>>>
>>>
>>> Here are the current settings from my registry. I don't think I see a
>>> key
>>> that intuitively looks like the right one. Again, TIA for any help:
>>>
>>> Key Name:
>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Options\Spelling
>>> Class Name: <NO CLASS>
>>> Last Write Time: 8/9/2006 - 11:33 AM
>>> Value 0
>>> Name: Check
>>> Type: REG_DWORD
>>> Data: 0x1
>>>
>>> Value 1
>>> Name: UseAutoCorrect
>>> Type: REG_DWORD
>>> Data: 0x1
>>>
>>> Value 2
>>> Name: Speller
>>> Type: REG_SZ
>>> Data: 1033\Normal
>>>
>>> Value 3
>>> Name: SpellDlgDX
>>> Type: REG_DWORD
>>> Data: 0x139
>>>
>>> Value 4
>>> Name: SpellDlgDY
>>> Type: REG_DWORD
>>> Data: 0xffffffb2
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Horton
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> Unfortunately, that isn't my problem. It checks the entire message the
> first time it's opened (for reply, forward, or anything else). I tried
> the detect/repair function with no joy. The funny thing is that this just
> started happening. I'm not sure that it's relevant (and less sure that
> it's even true), but there is a chance that at some time in the process I
> may have selected the "use Word for rich text" check box. It is not
> selected now. Is that one of these keys? If not, if someone could point
> me to that I'd try changing its value just for grins. Again, TIA, as this
> is a major pain given the number of emails I handle combined with my poor
> typing skills :)
>
> --
> Bob Horton


Just "bumping" this post to see if there are any ideas out there. It never
used to check the whole email string but now does. It's not something that
I can identify that I have changed on my end. Very perplexing and annoying.

Again, TIA for any further suggestions.

--
Bob Horton


From: Tim on
Bob, have you had any joy finding the answer to this?
I'm having the same problem.