I do not know why spellcheck works on some Macs and not on others but I hope this tip helps you if you encounter this problem. HKEYCURRENTUSER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\ProofingTools\1.0\Override\en-US causing the error. The different language is set as default. However, when I opened Excel the spellcheck feature worked properly for me. Spell check might not work in Word for several reasons, here're the most common causes.
#WHY IS SPELL CHECK NOT WORKING IN WORD 2016 MAC#
I opened Word 2016 on my Mac and the language for my Custom Dictionary was also set to “none”, just like on my client’s Mac. You’re good to go.”Ĭuriously, this appears to be an inconsistent bug or problem in Excel 2016. If nothing is misspelled you should see a message that reads something like “Spell check complete.
Test spellcheck by clicking on the Review tab and then clicking the Spelling button.Open Excel and create a new blank document.Note: more details are available in the Check spelling and grammar section in the Edit the document. In the Language dialog box, click the Do Not Check Spelling or Grammar check box: 4. Click on the list of languages and select English (US), or whichever language you prefer. On the Review tab, in the Language group, select the Language list and then choose Set Proofing Language. Click the Dictionaries button next to Custom Dictionary.To check if this is the problem, open your paragraph styles panel (F11) and double-click any of the styles (i.e. Paragraph styles override all other document preferences when applied to text. Tip: If you spellcheck after performing these steps and still get a message saying that. There is a good chance your language preferences are coming from your Paragraph Styles. Choose your language, and uncheck the two options at the bottom. Hit Ctrl+A to select the entire document and then, from the menu, choose Tools Language Set Language. Click on the Spelling & Grammar button. When you run spell check and it doesn't work as expected, take the following steps.Click on the Word menu and select Preferences.(Don’t simply click the red dot to close your current Excel document, click on the Excel menu and select Quit Excel.) The steps are detailed in the post, but I’ll re-post them here. When she opened Excel 2016, she’d click on the Review tab and then click the Spelling button and nothing would happen.Īfter trying a few common troubleshooting techniques I did some online research and found this Microsoft User Forum post which gave me the solution.
Under ‘ When correcting spelling in Outlook ‘ section, make sure ‘ Check spelling as you type ‘ box is checked. Next, click ‘ Spelling and Autocorrect ‘ button. Spellcheck worked properly for her in Word 2016. Under the ‘ Compose messages ‘, check the ‘ Always check spelling before sending ‘. A client recently reported having this problem. Do you have Office 2016 installed on your Mac? By any chance does the spellcheck feature work in Word but not Excel? Here’s a possible fix.