Word 365 for Mac not showing red lines under spelling errors…

[WK825]

I’m not sure what happened, but I think maybe someone sent a document with certain settings on it, and now I don’t see any of the red squiggly lines that highlight spelling and grammar errors on Word. 

I’m using Word 365 on Mac.

I’ve already tried uninstalling and reinstalling word to no effect.

Check spelling as you type and Check grammar as you type are turned ON in the settings.

If anyone could help I’d be very grateful, as it’s driving me insane!

[#2]

@WK825 

References:

• Mastering the Spelling Checker by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
• Spelling Checker Does Not Work!

Select an obviously misspelled word and check its language setting. If you have language displayed in the Status bar, click there. Otherwise check the proofing language under the Review tab. This is NOT the same as your language preference setting.

Is "Do not check spelling or grammar" checked?

If it is, back out and select all the text in the document. Do the same thing except this time make sure that this is completely clear (unchecked, not solid).

The articles listed as references explain and discuss this and other problems that can arise with the spell checker.

I am a fellow user, not on a Mac, but this problem transcends operating systems.