Disable OUTLOOK spellcheck using VBA

[Varun.Dandona]

Hi,

I have been trying this with no success.

Could any 1 please help me with Disabling the OUTLOOK Spellcheck using Excel VBA. The problem here is that the Macros for OUTLOOK have been diabled by the ADMIN here.

Regards
Varun Dandona

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[Admin]

Hi Varun,

Welcome to ExcelFox !!

Couldn't you disable the spell checking via Tools > Options > Spelling and uncheck 'Always check spelling before sending' ?

[Varun.Dandona]

Hi Admin,

I have made a tool where user can send query to me. So cant go to each and every user and do the above process. I want it to be done automatically through a VBA CODE. eg. using some application.sendkeys or something else.

Regards
Varun

[Admin]

Hi Varun,

In a standard module


'// Original code from : http://vba-corner.livejournal.com/3054.html
'reads the value for the registry key i_RegKey
'if the key cannot be found, the return value is ""
Function RegKeyRead(i_RegKey As String) As String

Dim myWS As Object

On Error Resume Next
'access Windows scripting
Set myWS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'read key from registry
RegKeyRead = myWS.RegRead(i_RegKey)

End Function
Function RegKeyExists(i_RegKey As String) As Boolean

Dim myWS As Object

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
'access Windows scripting
Set myWS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'try to read the registry key
myWS.RegRead i_RegKey
'key was found
RegKeyExists = True
Exit Function

ErrorHandler:
'key was not found
RegKeyExists = False

End Function

'Saving a Registry key:
'sets the registry key i_RegKey to the
'value i_Value with type i_Type
'if i_Type is omitted, the value will be saved as string
'if i_RegKey wasn't found, a new registry key will be created
Sub RegKeySave(i_RegKey As String, i_Value As String, _
Optional i_Type As String = "REG_SZ")

Dim myWS As Object

'access Windows scripting
Set myWS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'write registry key
myWS.RegWrite i_RegKey, i_Value, i_Type

End Sub

'Deleting a key from the Registry:
'deletes i_RegKey from the registry
'returns True if the deletion was successful,
'and False if not (the key couldn't be found)
Function RegKeyDelete(i_RegKey As String) As Boolean

Dim myWS As Object

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
'access Windows scripting
Set myWS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'delete registry key
myWS.RegDelete i_RegKey
'deletion was successful
RegKeyDelete = True
Exit Function

ErrorHandler:
'deletion wasn't successful
RegKeyDelete = False

End Function

Again in a standard module. (Better to insert new one)


'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\ Outlook\Options\Spelling\Check"
'0 = disabled
'1 = enabled

Sub DisableSpellCheckRegistryChange()

Dim strRegKey As String
Dim strValue As String
Dim strAnswer As Long

'MS Outlook 2007
strRegKey = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\O utlook\Options\Spelling\Check"

'check if key exists
If RegKeyExists(strRegKey) = True Then
If RegKeyRead(strRegKey) = 1 Then
RegKeySave strRegKey, 0
End If
Else
MsgBox "Unable to edit the Registry", vbInformation
End If

End Sub

HTH

[coldbeersoldhere]

Do we have any option other than tampering the registry. The reason for that is:
Sometimes because of group policies applied on the computer it impossible to change anything in the registry.
It will give any error "Permission Denied"

Regards
Gurpreet Singh

[Admin]

Hi Gurpreet,

Welcome to ExcelFox !!!

Unfortunately I'm not aware of any other method :(