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Q256571: WD97: Word Stops Responding During Spelling and Grammar Check

Article: Q256571
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you open a document in page layout view, and the Check Spelling and Grammar
check box is selected, Word stops responding when it reaches a blank header or
footer that contains a paragraph mark.

NOTE: To select the Check Spelling and Grammar check box, on the Tools menu,
click Options, and then click the Spelling and Grammar tab.


WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, open the document in any view except page layout.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain and install the latest
Microsoft Word 97 update from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/Wd97mcrs.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service release fixes are cumulative. The
latest update contains all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install
the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install any other updates
after Service Release 2.

For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word
97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article.




Additional query words: word97 wd97 spelling grammar checker hang header grammer spellcheck spell check QFE hotfix

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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