Microsoft KB Archive/124259

Mac Works 4.0: Using Works 3.0 Supplemental Dictionaries in 4.0

PSS ID Number: Q124259 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

4.00 4.00a 4.00b

MACINTOSH

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= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Works 3.0, you can purchase supplemental dictionaries, including foreign language dictionaries. The procedure in the “More Information” section of this article contains the necessary steps for accessing a supplemental dictionary so that you can use it with Works 4.0.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To Access a Supplemental Dictionary
NOTE: The steps below require that you have Works 3.0 and 4.0 installed.

  From the Tools menu in Works 4.0, choose Preferences.   Click the Spelling And Thesaurus tool.   In the Main Dictionary section, hold down the COMMAND key and click the Change button. You will be prompted with the “Please locate spelling” dialog box.   Locate the Spelling file in the Works 3.0 folder, or load it from your Microsoft Works version 3.0 disk (Disk 3). You will be prompted with the “Please locate speller ” dialog box.   Locate the desired supplemental dictionary. 

To No Longer Access a Supplemental Dictionary
  Follow steps 1 through 3 above. You will be prompted with the “Please locate spelling” dialog box.   Select the MS Spelling 2 file, which should be located in the Microsoft folder on your hard disk drive. You will be prompted with the “Please locate spelling” dialog box. </li>  Select the English Dictionary file, which should also be located in the Microsoft folder. </li></ol>

For additional information about obtaining the Works 3.0 supplemental dictionaries, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q94794 TITLE : Works: Foreign Dictionaries Available for Works 3.0

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: macworkskb

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