Microsoft KB Archive/69595

Using Foreign, Legal, or Medical Dictionary

PSS ID Number: Q69595 Article last modified on 06-08-1999

WINDOWS:5.0,5.5,6.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 on the following platforms: MS-DOS ——————————————————————————-

= SUMMARY =

To use a foreign, medical, or legal dictionary with Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, copy the dictionary file into the Word program directory and do the following:

Word Version 5.5
To change the main dictionary selection, use the following steps:


 * 1) On the Utilities menu, click Customize.
 * 2) Press the TAB key until the Speller Name field is selected.
 * 3) Press the DOWN ARROW key until the correct main dictionary file is selected, then press ENTER.

Word Version 5.0

 * 1) Choose Options.
 * 2) Select the “speller path:” field, and type the file name of the main dictionary you want, or press F1 to select from a list.
 * 3) Press ENTER.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Foreign language dictionary file names are in the SPELL-XX.LEX format, where “XX” is a two-letter country code.

Foreign dictionaries can be obtained from Alki Software or from Microsoft. For information about how to contact Alki Software, please query in the Knowledge Base for one or more of the following articles:

Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Alki Software also has medical and legal dictionaries available for Word versions 5.0 and 5.5. To obtain pre-sales information about new or updated Microsoft products, call the Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

Word for MS-DOS version 5.5 uses the same dictionaries as Word for MS-DOS version 5.0 and should operate properly with them.

Additional query words: 5.00 5.50 available spell

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Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.5,6.0 Platform : WINDOWS ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.