[Lou L]

Any recent version of Word should have a spell-check. I'm not even sure it's possible to turn it off.

Are you sure you're not talking about WordPad? That's a utility word processor "lite" application that comes with most Windows' installs. It doesn't have a spell-check.

I suppose you could always compose your documents right here on FreeRepublic. Then, use the spell-check, and copy and paste into your document!

[mbj]

Yes, it’s possible to disable the spell check feature:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937422