Article ID: 114716
Article Last Modified on 9/25/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Works 3.0a
This article was previously published under Q114716
SUMMARY
Works for Windows allows the use of spelling dictionaries other than the two provided with Works if the additional dictionaries are correctly installed. Refer to the references at the end of this article for more information about changing installed spelling dictionaries.
To correctly install an additional spelling dictionary for Works, the setup program for the dictionary must register itself in the [MS Proofing Tools] section of the WIN.INI file. For example:
[MS Proofing Tools]
Spelling 1033,0=<path>\msspel2.dll,<path>\mssp2_en.lex
Spelling 2057,0=<path>\msspel2.dll,<path>\mssp2_en.lex
Everything to the left of the equal sign (=) on the lines starting with "Spelling" is the name of a spelling dictionary (for example, Spelling 1033,0).
To add the dictionary to Works, add the appropriate reference to the dictionary in the [Spell Dictionaries] section of the MSWORKS3.INI file in the Windows directory. For example:
[Spell Dictionaries]
Dict1=American English:Spelling 1033,0
Dict2=British English:Spelling 2057,0
The general formula to follow is
Dict<#>=<Description>:<Name>
where <#> is an integer one greater than any other Dict entry found in this section, <Description> is the dictionary name Works will use, and <Name> is the spelling dictionary name from the WIN.INI file.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft does not currently distribute foreign or special dictionaries within the United States or internationally.
Third-party dictionaries are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Works for Windows User's Guide," version 3.0, page 482, "To change spelling dictionaries."
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