Microsoft KB Archive/59519

Using Word for DOS Dictionaries with Word for Windows

PSS ID Number: Q59519 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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Any English language dictionaries available for Word for DOS version 4.0, 5.0, or 5.5 can be used with Word for Windows. This includes medical and legal dictionaries as well as British dictionaries.

Foreign language dictionaries cannot be used because the spelling checker program file must be modified for the foreign language.

Use the following steps to use a Word for DOS British dictionary with Word for Windows:


 * 1) Rename LEX-AM.DAT to LEX-AM.ORG. This will prevent losing your main dictionary provided with Word for Windows.
 * 2) Copy your Word for DOS dictionary LEX-BR.LEX to LEX-AM.DAT. Word for Windows always uses LEX-AM.DAT as its main spelling checker dictionary.

The Word for DOS main dictionary can be used in the same manner (that is, copy SPELL-AM.LEX to LEX-AM.DAT).

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