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Spell Check in Acrobat 8 and Reader 8

jmason
Registered: Jun 22 2007
Posts: 73

I converted a form from a Word document to a PDF, and users need to be able to check spelling in Reader. This is a simple form...just a bunch of text boxes.

I tried using spell-check in Acrobat 8 Prof. and Reader 8, and neither worked for me. I purposely typed a misspelled word, and tried spell-check. After clicking Start, it just keeps saying "No misspellings found".

I tried going into Preferences and the box is checked to recognize misspellings while typing, but it doesn't underline any words I've misspelled.

I also need to enable usage rights so Reader users can save data. I tried spell-check with and without usage rights enabled.

I don't know what else to try...thanks in advance for any suggestions.

My Product Information:
Reader 8.1.2, Windows
dbaker
Expert
Registered: Feb 10 2006
Posts: 413
Hi --

Check in the preferences again. On the Spelling panel, be sure you have selected a dictionary.

donna.

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jmason
Registered: Jun 22 2007
Posts: 73
Hi donna,

I tried your suggestion, and the English US dictionary was selected. I unchecked it, then checked it again, and it still wouldn't work...hmmmmm.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks for responding! =)