I have precisely the same software and configuration. It works in a very inconsistent manner. I have found that it helps to be patient. Sometimes it takes 30 seconds or more to start speaking, but it doesn't always give you all of the information. What I do when uncertain is to hit the escape key to end the spell check. It will then ask if you want to send it anyway. I answer no. Then going into the email, I check for myself. The error or such is always near the cursor. If you move around with control plus the left and right arrows. You will be exploring the email at the point that the spell checker has found something . You can then resume the spell check by hitting control-enter again to send it. The spell checking will start again at that point. I hope that I have been clear. Just got up. _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carmen Santiago Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:18 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Spellchecker in Outlook 2003!! Hey listers, I'm using Jaws 10 with Windows XP. I'm trying to spellcheck an e-mail message and am not able to see what the misspelled word is. Could someone tell me if there's a hot key for this. I use the control enter keystroke to send my message. I have my spellcheckerset to automatically spellcheck my e-mail messages before sending them. I would like to know how to have Jaws reread the misspelled word. In this particular instance Jaws did not say the misspelled word. He just said edit. I tried to use the up and down arrows to see if I could find the misspelled word but was unsuccessful. If someone could shed some light on why this might be happening I would be much appreciative. Carmen Santiago