Grammar check does NOT work in “Word for Mac,” but spell check works fine. What I know and what I have done. Opening a file in Word on MS Windows results in many grammar check issues within a doc, but the same doc on Mac displays NO grammar issues.
Same problem occurs for many different docs. OS X 10.11.3 Word for Mac 15.19.1 Verified settings in Word Preferences Spelling and Grammar Grammar turned settings off, restarted Word, turned settings on again Verified settings in Tools Language: English (US) changed to English (UK) and back to English (US) Rebooted system. Searched for help from many MS and other help forums such as acb88dc2-4816-46fb-becb-651647c1daa9 Tools Spelling & Grammar does NOT display “Check Document” as mentioned at link above What should I do? Reinstall MS Word? Purchase third-party grammar check? Any third-party software recommendations for college English? If Grammar check is working you should see green squiggly lines instead of Red then Control Click or (Right click if you use a mouse) to bring up context menu.
Choose Check Grammar and Grammar checker should open. To make sure in Word Preferences Spelling and Grammar to Check on or off Desired and undesired items you want to the Grammar Checker to bring up.
In 2011 you have More Grammar Style Choices: In 2016 you just have standard and even that is watered down. Not sure whether the other styles will return. If not, then College/University, Legal, Medical, and engineering communities will be on the War Path. I wish Mac users could get through someones thick skull that Mac users are serious users. And want as equal or better quality features, than PC Community. Mac are designed to get 'real' work done. We don't use a Mac just as a play toy or something to Dabble in.
If Microsoft last that long, the only way we'll be able to get on the road to parity is when Bill Gates croaks. Maybe then, Microsoft can become independent thinkers and bring out products That everyone can use as equally well. For now if you have kept 2011, I'd suggest:. Saving you document you'v written in 2016 in.docx format.
With Office 2011 for Mac, you can check spelling and grammar in languages other than English. Word 2011 for Mac comes with foreign-language dictionaries such as Czech, French, Russian, and more. The default dictionary determines which language’s proofing tools Word uses for spelling and grammar.
Reopen in 2011 Word. Go to To Tool Menu. Click check Spelling and Grammar. Make sure you using correct Grammar style.
Then either make suggested correction or ignore. ( The checker will let you know, when it is finished.). Same with spelling. Disclaimer: The questions, discussions, opinions, replies & answers I create, are solely mine and mine alone, and do not reflect upon my position as a Community Moderator. If my reply has helped, mark accordingly - Helpful or Answer Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
There seems to be a spell checker issue in Word where the following error is reported. On my Mac, this happens most often when I open a file that did not originate from MS Word 2011. If I create a document in MS Word 2011, and leave spell and grammar checks enabled for “as you type” (see below on how to disable this), then I do not get an error. If you do not disable the options below, then as at the date of this page this error will recur and you will need to shut down the application. Disable the ‘as you type’ options First, in Word select Word Preferences and the following window will appear.
Select ‘Spelling and Grammer’. Disable the 'as you type' options Once this is done you should be able to open the document that originated in OpenOffice or any other compatible programme without the pop up warning appearing. Please note, however, that this pop-up will re-occur if you do a spelling and/or grammar check.
“Repair” a Document If you want to be able to re-enable the ‘as you type’ options above, you may want to try the steps below, as these have worked for me. However this does not assist with compatibility of Word documents between OpenOffice.org and MS Office.
First, save the document as a docx file. Then select all the text in the document (Command-A). Next select Tools Language, and select one language for the entire document. In your post you said: Please note, however, if you open any other documents that didn’t originate in Word 2011, then you may have to perform all the above steps again. I found a work around, because thousands of my documents originated in an earlier version of Word, and following the above procedure is not feasible every time I open a document created in an earlier version of Word. I created a macros and named it AutoOpen the code i used is below.
This automatically sets the autocheck to english when a document is opened. Sub AutoOpen ‘ ‘ AutoOpen Macro ‘ ‘ Dim doc As Word.Document Set doc = ActiveDocument Application.ResetIgnoreAll ActiveDocument.SpellingChecked = False ActiveDocument.GrammarChecked = False doc.Range.LanguageID = wdEnglishUS doc.Range.NoProofing = False End Sub. Who is behind Guide2Office? My name is Stephanie Krishnan and I'm passionate about the way that open source software and its community can help small businesses and individuals with their productivity and lives. One of the biggest arguments I get from business owners, however, is lack of support options. I decided to put together my own support blog to help people be productive at various levels with various Office software, including OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, NeoOffice, MS Office and Apple products!