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It won't let you do it because of Word 2007.You no longer have spell checking capabilities in some languages in Outlook Express 6.0 after you install the 2007 Microsoft Office system:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974 Outlook Express cannot use the MS Word spell check in Office 2007. Downloading a free spell check is the simplest way around this. Vampirefo Spell Check. Download it from Major Geeks:http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952 Or download it from SnapFile:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spelloe.html Or you may like TinySpell. (Checks the spelling as you type). Download it here:http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ Australian English Spell Check(Also suitable for other English speaking countries.)http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/oespellcheck/ If you have a previous version of Office, see this:http://www.outlook-tips.net/archives/2006/20061228.htm Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail]