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Spell Check Not Detecting Errors in Excel

Anonymous
2025-05-03T16:15:18+00:00

Hi everyone,

I’m currently taking an Excel course on Coursera, and I’m trying to use the spell check feature. However, it doesn’t detect any misspelled words. It says, "Spell check complete. You're good to go," even though there are clearly mistakes in the document.

How can I fix this so that Excel properly checks and highlights the misspelled words again?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-06T17:04:58+00:00

    Hi!

    Thank you for posting your query on community forum!

    As I understand the spell checker in excel is not working, make sure to enable spell check in you excel here I am sharing you the steps for:

    Enable Spell Check: Ensure that spell check is enabled. Go to the "File" tab, select "Options," then click on "Proofing." Make sure the "Check spelling as you type" option is checked.

    The following support article has more information regarding the sell check in Excel:

    Check spelling in a worksheet - Microsoft Support

    I hope this resolves your issue, but if you need further assistance feel free to reply.

    Best regards,

    Scott | Microsoft Community Moderator.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-03T18:57:59+00:00

    Hi, I'm having the same problem on the Coursera course, and I can't even find the "check spelling as you type" option.

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