>>>Have you considered using Word Automation to perform any spell checking?
>>>
>>>Mace
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>>Yes, that's the way it works at the moment, but it's a bit flaky, sometimes the spell-checker goes behind my application.
>>
>>Kev
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>Before you start the spell checker, hide your application and then re-show it after the spell check is complete.
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>Mace

I really need the app visible, so that the users can easily tell which part is being checked.

Kev