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Check spelling

Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Do either of the following:

Show Check spelling now in the item that's currently open

Open the item (item: An item is the basic element that holds information in Outlook (similar to a file in other programs). Items include e-mail messages, appointments, contacts, tasks, journal entries, notes, posted items, and documents.) you want to check, and then click in the body of the item.
On the Tools menu, click Spelling.
When a word is selected, choose the options you want.
Note If Microsoft Word is your e-mail editor, see Word Help for ways to check spelling and grammar.

Show Automatically check spelling when sending any item

From the main Microsoft Outlook window, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling tab.
Select the Always check spelling before sending check box.

Note Any words you add during a spelling check are placed in the custom dictionary, called Custom.dic.