Paul, Besides the situations you refer to, this problem is more particular for people who've installed office 2007. For spell checking they must use either an independent spell checker (such as you've adverted to), or 'upgrade' their Email program to Windows Mail, Microsoft's step up from Outlook Express. From accounts I've heard, though, Windows Mail is still quite buggy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Traynor" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx> To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:02 PM Subject: [vicsireland] Re: spelling in Outlook express Hi Joan Ann, Outlook express does not have a spell checker of its own. Outlook Express uses the spelling checker provided with the following Microsoft Office programs: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. It must, therefore be trying to use the French Spellchecker from one of the listed installed programs. You could try to find out which one has a French checker and alter that to English. I would say to look in Microsoft Word and make sure it is set correctly there to English. A FREE stand-alone spell checker for OE is available from here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952 Paul. Hope that helps. -----Original Message----- >From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joan Ann Brosnan Sent: 05 February 2008 14:11 To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vicsireland] spelling in Outlook express Hi, I wonder if someone can tell me how to change the spell check language used for outlook express. It is set to French and I don't seem to have a choice to choose English. Thanks Joan Ann. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.20/1259 - Release Date: 04/02/2008 20:42 -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 5019 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.20/1259 - Release Date: 04/02/2008 20:42 ******************************************************************** NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************