Microsoft KB Archive/26946

Word: Loading Main Dictionary Causes Word to Stop

PSS ID Number: Q26946 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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= SUMMARY =

In versions 3.x and 4.0 of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, if you rename a custom dictionary, such as User 1 or User 2, to have the same name as Word’s default dictionary, the program may stop when you choose Spelling from the Utilities menu (the Document Menu in Word versions 3.x) or when you run the spelling checker with the key combination COMMAND+L.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word versions 3.x and 4.0. This problem was corrected in Word version 5.0.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The versions of Word and the names of their default dictionaries are listed below:

Version of Word Dictionary Name ————— —————

5.0 US English Dictionary 4.0 MS Dictionary 3.0, 3.01, 3.02 Main Dictionary

In versions 3.x and 4.0 of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, if you try to load an unauthorized dictionary as the default dictionary and then add words to it, the original default dictionary may become corrupted or the file may be empty.

Word 5.0 will not automatically load a file called US English dictionary if it is not actually the default dictionary. Instead, Word will open a dialog box asking you to find the appropriate dictionary. Word will not list unauthorized dictionaries in the dialog box, making it impossible to load anything but the appropriate default dictionary.

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