Microsoft KB Archive/89202

= Speller Handles Some Abbreviations Incorrectly =

Article ID: 89202

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q89202



SUMMARY
The spelling checker in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Creative Writer versions 1.0 and 1.1 do not handle some abbreviated words correctly.



MORE INFORMATION
For example, the spelling checker marks the abbreviation &quot;etc.&quot; as a misspelled word. In the Spelling dialog box, it appears as &quot;etc&quot; (no period). If you choose Suggest, the spelling checker will offer &quot;etc.&quot; (with a period) as the correction. If you accept this as the correction, you will end up with &quot;etc..&quot; (two periods) as the corrected word.

If you check the spelling in the presentation again, &quot;etc&quot; will again be found as having no period; if you again accept the offered correction, you will end up with three periods. This continues to occur for as many times as you spell check the presentation.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

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Keywords: kbprb kbproof KB89202

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