Word checks a new document but skips spelling mistakes in one template-based file

A fictional author sees spelling checks in a new blank document, but one template-based file misses obvious errors. Office menus use the expected language. The file contains paragraphs copied from several sources. How can the author test document-level proofing without reinstalling Office?

Make a copy and inspect the proofing properties of one affected paragraph. Check its selected language and whether it is marked to skip spelling and grammar. Interface language does not necessarily replace proofing metadata attached to pasted text or a template.

Run a small deliberate-error test after the targeted correction. For a multilingual document, preserve the intended language of each section rather than assigning one language everywhere. Confirm the product and language’s supported proofing features if grammar or refinements, rather than basic spelling, remain unavailable.

A non-sensitive test can help distinguish desktop behavior from document properties if your data policy permits it. Do not upload a confidential document merely for troubleshooting.

Keep the Word version, proofing language and exact missing feature in the report. Spelling, grammar and advanced refinements should not be treated as one identical capability.

Word checks a new document but skips spelling mistakes in one template-based file

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