Microsoft KB Archive/151148

Mac Works 4.0: Problems Accessing Spelling Checker

PSS ID Number: Q151148 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

4.0

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0b == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you try to use the spelling checker in Works 4.0, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Speller Not Available

-Or-

Please Locate Spelling

-Or-

Please Locate Speller Dictionary

= RESOLUTION =

Please Locate Spelling
The message, Please Locate Spelling, is requesting the location of the file, MS Spelling 2.

By default, MS Spelling 2 is installed to the following folder:

Hard Drive: Microsoft: MS Spelling 2

Use the dialog box to locate the MS Spelling 2 file. Look for the file name, MS Spelling 2, listed in the dialog box of the Microsoft folder.

Please Locate Speller Dictionary
After closing the Please Locate Spelling dialog box, the Please Locate Speller Dictionary dialog box asks for the location of the spelling dictionary (for example, English Dictionary).

By default, the file, English Dictionary, is installed in the following folder:

Hard Drive: Microsoft: English Dictionary

Speller Not Available
Works is unable to find the spelling files. To manually locate the spelling files do the following:

  On the Tools Menu, click Preferences.   Click Spelling & Thesaurus.   Press COMMAND and the Change button.   Locate the file, “MS Spelling 2”, using the dialog box.   Locate the Speller dictionary( for example, English dictionary).   Run the spelling tool. NOTE: After verifying the spelling dictionary is functioning properly, use the Maintenance option in Works Setup to update or replace other tools. </li></ol>

= MORE INFORMATION =

The above messages may occur if the Registration Database or spelling files have been moved, deleted, or damaged. The Registration database contains information about the location of shared components which are available to OLE capable programs.

For additional information on using the Microsoft Works Setup Maintenance feature refer to the Microsoft Works User’s Guide pages 2 to 4.

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