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FP: How to Change Default Language Used by Spelling Checker
Last reviewed: October 14, 1997
Article ID: Q170238
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows
- Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, version 1.1
SUMMARY
This article describes how to change the default language for the spelling checker in Microsoft FrontPage.
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NOTE: Before you change the default language, make sure you have the proper language dictionary file on your computer. The dictionary file has a .lex file extension and it is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof folder.
FrontPage 97
FrontPage 97 no longer uses it's own \Bin folder for the .lex files. Instead it uses the same folder as the Microsoft Office applications do. To change the default language used by the spelling checker in FrontPage 97, use either of the following methods:
Method 1. Change the Language Setting in FrontPage Explorer
- On the Tools menu, click Web Settings, and then click the Language tab.
- In the Default Web Language list, click the language setting you want.
- Click OK.
If the language you want to use does not appear in the Default Web Language list, use Method 2.
Method 2. Modify the Frontpg.ini File
To determine where the language dictionary is installed, check the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools\Spelling\XXXX\Dictionary
where XXXX is a four-digit hexadecimal identification code that corresponds to a specific language. (See the "Language Codes" section later in this article.)
- Open the Frontpg.ini file in a text editor, such as Notepad.
Locate the following line:
FrontPageLangID=0x0409
Change '0x0409' to the number you want. (See the "Language Codes" section later in this article.)
- Save and close the Frontpg.ini file.
When you restart FrontPage Editor, the new language will be used when you run the spelling checker.
FrontPage 1.1
FrontPage 1.1 uses the LEX files that are located in the \Microsoft FrontPage\bin folder. Copy the .lex file you want from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof folder to the \Microsoft FrontPage\Bin folder and then modify the Frontpg.ini file, using these steps:
- Open the Frontpg.ini file in a text editor, such as Notepad.
Locate the following line:
FrontPageLangID=0x0409
Change "0x0409" to the number you want. (See the "Language Codes" section later in this article.)
Locate the following line:
FrontPageLexicon=c:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage\bin\Mssp2_en.lex
Change "Mssp2_en.lex" to the name of the file you copied to the \Microsoft FrontPage\Bin folder
- Save and close the Frontpg.ini file.
When you restart FrontPage Editor, the new language will be used when you run the spelling checker.
Language Codes
Language Name Language Identifier (hexadecimal) ------------------------------------------- Albanian 0x041c Arabic 0x0401 Bahasa 0x0421 Belgian Dutch 0x0813 Belgian French 0x080c Brazilian Portuguese 0x0416 Bulgarian 0x0402 Canadian French 0x0c0c Castilian Spanish 0x040a Catalan 0x0403 Croato-Serbian(Latin) 0x041a Czech 0x0405 Danish 0x0406 Dutch 0x0413 Finnish 0x040b French 0x040c German 0x0407 Greek 0x0408 Hebrew 0x040d Hungarian 0x040e Icelandic 0x040f Italian 0x0410 Japanese 0x0411 Korean 0x0412 Mexican Spanish 0x080a Norwegian - Bokmal 0x0414 Norwegian - Nynorsk 0x0814 Polish 0x0415 Portuguese 0x0816 Rhaeto-Romanic 0x0417 Romanian 0x0418 Russian 0x0419 Serbo-Croatian(Cyrillic)0x081a Simplified Chinese 0x0804 Slovak 0x041b Swedish 0x041d Swiss French 0x100c Swiss German 0x0807 Swiss Italian 0x0810 Thai 0x041e Traditional Chinese 0x0404 Turkish 0x041f U.K. English 0x0809 U.S. English 0x0409 Urdu 0x0420
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