As Wayne mentioned, OE has never had its own dictionary. CNET offers this (it's older what Windows are you using that you still have Outlook Express on your system?): http://download.cnet.com/ABCSpell-for-Outlook-Express/3000-2369_4-10190107.html Elaine Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Hello Nancy On Saturday, March 30, 2013, you wrote > Thanks Connie, > I am leary of downloads, too much junk > attached. I will just have to brush > up on my spelling and not be so lazy. No, I > don't speak French although I > do live in the area of Louisiana heavily > influenced by the Acadians. Not > many of them speak French anymore, and the > French here is influenced by > other cultures. > Nancy in Louisiana > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Connie Leaman" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 9:17 PM > Subject: Re: [GN] Spell Checker > I googled it and got this: > http://blog.chron.com/helpline/2007/04/outlook-express-language-setting-stuck-on-french/ > Vous ne parlez pas français? > Connie > Yesterday I asked: > Didn't Outlook Express have a spell checker? I > see it on the tool bar, but > it doesn't know how to spell anything. It > questions every word. I don't > feel like teaching a spell checker how to > spell. I went through the first > two paragraphs and added 25 words to the spell checker. > Today I looked at Tools, Options, Spelling. > The language listed is French > (France) That is my only option. No wonder > spell checker can't spell any > of the words I write. How can I change the > language to English (US)? It > must be something deeper into the program than Tools. > Nancy in Louisiana