# Spell checking in Outlook Express

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-checking-in-outlook-express/411432>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 11, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-checking-in-outlook-express/411432 "2007-07-11T23:11:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-checking-in-outlook-express/411432/1 "2007-07-11T23:11:27Z")

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After all these years I just realized that it is part of Word, Excel or Powerpoint rather than OE itself.

Is it possible to add spell checking without acquiring one of those programs?

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-checking-in-outlook-express/411432/2 "2007-07-12T00:43:29Z")

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Only by acquiring another program. Here’s a free one.