Checking and Turning Word Off if Necessary

In our experience, the primary reason people have Outlook configured to use Word as their default editor is for its spell check features.  Here we will show you:

• How to turn Word off (it's highly recommended that you do so if you'll be using DynaSend)

• How to turn on Outlook's built in spell checker

• How to turn Word back on whenever you want to

Checking to see if you have Word turned on, and turning it off if so:  Do the following from Outlook's inbox:

1. Click TOOLS from the top menu bar

2. Pull down to OPTIONS

3. Click the MAIL FORMAT tab

4. In the upper section, make sure the "Use Microsoft Word..." options are UNCHECKED

5. If you made any changes (unchecked the boxes) click APPLY at the bottom.

6. If you already had Word turned off, click OK at the bottom to close the options window.  However, if you did turn Word off, and want to turn Outlook's built-in spell checker on, proceed to the next section of this help page before closing the options screen.

The following graphic illustrates:

Turning Outlook's built-in spell checker on:  Assuming you still have the OPTIONS window open (if not, follow steps #1 and #2 above), do the following:

1. Click the SPELLING tab

2. Click the option, ALWAYS CHECK SPELLING BEFORE SENDING

3. Click APPLY

4. Click OK

The following graphic illustrates:

Turning Word back on in Outlook:  If at any time you feel the need to turn Word back on as your default editor in Outlook, just follow the steps shown at the beginning of this help screen, but CHECK the boxes that say "Use Microsoft Word to edit my email messages."

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