From the programs page at www.jfwlite.com we find "Spell Checker For OE This is a free program, I made to allow people to use Spell Checker in Outlook Express. This is a stand alone application, that incorporates in Outlook Express. The purpose of this program, is to supply for free the ability to use Spelling in OE, without the need to purchase other software, such as MS Word,Works, or Office" This is at http://www.geocities.com/vampirefo/. ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Spratt To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 4:53 PM Subject: Re: english spellchecker OE requires installation of MS Word for the spell-checker to function. Armed with this information, Amando may be able to find a solution from Microsoft. I won't respond to more messages on this subject in recognition that the question is not related to JAWS. I just wanted to suggest an answer that might help someone who doesn't use English as a first language participate fully in the list. I was hoping someone might have a more direct solution. ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia I don't think that outlook express incorperates the spell checker you have in word, it's outlook that does this. ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Spratt Hi, Amando. I don't know the answer, but I have a suggestion. As you probably know, Outlook Express doesn't have a spell-checker. It incorporates the spell-checker that you have in MS Word. Obviously, your MS Word is also a Dutch version. But you might contact Microsoft to inquire if there's a way of using the MS Word dictionary to enable you to spell-check OE messages that you write in English. Good luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: Amando Tortolero hallo all, i am dutch and so is my windows, outlook express, jaws etc. my spellchecker is ofcourse also dutch and when i use it on an english email, even i donot know what i have written. i searched for a way to let the spellchecker use english, but i did not find it. can anybody tell me if i can change the language of the spellchecker? thanks, amando tortolero