Microsoft KB Archive/301622

= WD2001: Word or PowerPoint Cannot Find the Spelling or Grammar File for French Canadian =

Article ID: 301622

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q301622



SYMPTOMS
When you check the spelling and grammar of a Word document or a PowerPoint presentation by using the French Canadian language, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Word cannot find the grammar file for French Canadian

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PowerPoint couldn't find the spelling file for French Canadian

You then receive the following message:

The spelling check is complete.

This behavior occurs even though the French Language Proofing Tools are installed on your computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, download and install the Microsoft Office 2001 Service Release 1 file. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2001/update_905.xml&secid=10&ssid=25&flgnosysreq=True

If the French Language Proofing Tools are not installed on your computer, please refer to the following Knowledge Base article. You must install the French Language Proofing Tools before you install Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1:

272643 OFF2001 - How to Use International Languages in Office 2001



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install items from the Value Pack and what is installed with the Value Pack, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276444 OFF2001: What's Installed with the Office 2001 Value Pack

For additional information about the Office 2001 Service Release, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

294949 OFF2001: Readme for Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1 (SR-1)

Or, visit the Microsoft MacTopia Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/mac) for any additional updates.

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