spell check will not turn on

[Bruce in Arizona]

I copied and pasted a portion of an email i received to a new page. then my
font and font color defaults changed. i was able to reset them but my
automatic spell check does not work. yes i reset the spell check default
selections but to no avail. a friend said cpoying and pasting of the email
somehow reset my selections.

i am a novice so be gentle.........