XL98: Spelling Missing from Tools Menu After Loading Analysis ToolPak (183013)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q183013 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, when you click the Tools menu, Spelling is missing from the top of the Tools menu.
CAUSE
After you first install the Analysis ToolPak add-in through the Add-Ins dialog box, the top menu item (Spelling) is removed from the Tools menu.
RESOLUTION
The Atpfix.hqx file corrects this problem. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Release Date: Sep-21-99
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
To install the updated Analysis Toolpak file, follow these steps:
- Quit Microsoft Excel.
- Use an appropriate program to decode and decompress the add-in.
- Copy the Analysis Toolpak file to the following folder:
Microsoft Office 98:Office:Excel Add-Ins:Analysis Tools
Workaround
To work around this problem use either of the following methods.
If you have removed the Analysis ToolPak, quit and restart Excel. After you
do this, Excel completely rebuilds the Tools menu.
If the Analysis ToolPak is installed when you quit and restart Excel, only
the Spelling menu item will be missing from the Tools menu. In this case,
you can check the spelling in your worksheet by doing either of the
following:
- Press F7.
-or-
- Click the Spelling button on the Standard toolbar.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about the spelling checker, click Contents And Index
on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of
the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in
Microsoft Excel 98 Help, type the following text
spell checking, spell check
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Check spelling or automatically
correct spelling errors" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find
the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/5/2004 |
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