I may have figured it out.

If I highlight the text, I then have to move the cursor
OUTSIDE of the 
dialog box to get the "check spelling" option. 
Strange, but true. rich



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I had the same problem. Downloading this solved it.
http:
//www.iespell.com/rel/removeContextRCM.zip


taken from this post:
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--- In iespell@yahoogroups.com, "RichG TX"
<rich99sue...> wrote:
>
> If I highlight the text, I then have to move the cursor
OUTSIDE of 
the 
> dialog box to get the "check spelling"
option.  Strange, but true. 
rich
>




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