I HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE TO BE ABLE TO SPELL CHECK AND I SIMPLY CANNOT FIND AN OPTION TO DO SO.  WHAT A MESS!  
I get the splash screen and then it simply closes. Using MS Mountain Lion, MS Office 2011. Tried using the option key start no joy. Looked at Library preferences no Outlook, just office licensing - I uninstalled and reloaded Outlook, still not working. Updates were installed... What am I doing wrong?? Help