I have this same grayed out problem with spell check on either a new or a
reply to an existing message. The fonts, style are grayed out when when i
REPLY to a message, but style and font are NOT grayed out on a new message.
I have both Microsoft Word 2000 (from Microsoft 2000 Office Pack) and
Microsoft Works 8.0 installed. How do I make these apply to IE Explorer 6.0.
I am running xp sp2. thanks for any help on making either of these programs
work or apply in Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158 ,
Bobby

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

"robj250" wrote in message

When I create mail and want to check for spelling, the Spelling is
grayed out, so I cannot check the spelling in my email before sending
it.

OE does not come with a spelling checker. It uses the spelling checker from
any Office program that has one. Do you have such a program?

If not you could try one of these:

Free spellchecker.
which I use on my laptop, which has Works.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=2952&cat=10A

$15 shareware
http://www.spellchecker.com/

And here's a freeware that checks your spelling as you type:
TinySpell
http://www.megspace.com/computers/tinyspell/

See also:
Bill James' SpellCheck Fix
http://www.billsway.com/notes_public...SpellCheck.txt

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