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Word 97- I cannot activate any custom dictionaries
Using Word 97- I cannot activate any custom dictionaries.
If I go to [Options][Spell & Dictionary] and choose the [Dictionaries] button, I get a list of dictionaries inlcuding Custom.Dic. I then tick the checkbox to the left. This should activate the dictionaries but after I click OK it does not appear in the [Custom Dictionary] Box and is not activated If I create a NEW dictionary the same problem occurs -- harry |
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Word 97- I cannot activate any custom dictionaries
Hi ?B?aGVyc2g=?=,
Using Word 97- I cannot activate any custom dictionaries. If I go to [Options][Spell & Dictionary] and choose the [Dictionaries] button, I get a list of dictionaries inlcuding Custom.Dic. I then tick the checkbox to the left. This should activate the dictionaries but after I click OK it does not appear in the [Custom Dictionary] Box and is not activated If I create a NEW dictionary the same problem occurs Word 97... been a long time, but Is this happening with just one, or certain documents? Or is it also happening with new documents? If you click in some text, then go to Tools/Language/Set language: which language is selected? Are any of your dictionaries language-neutral ("no proofing" instead of a language such as English US)? If you try to activate a "no proofing" dictionary, is that accepted? Do you have any dictionaries with a language that matches the language you saw in the Set language dialog box? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Would language-neutral dictionaries be considered "no proofing"? In Word
2003, Custom.dic is set to "All languages." But it's been a long time since I used Word 97, too. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:VA.0000c231.007f5c2f@speedy... Hi ?B?aGVyc2g=?=, Using Word 97- I cannot activate any custom dictionaries. If I go to [Options][Spell & Dictionary] and choose the [Dictionaries] button, I get a list of dictionaries inlcuding Custom.Dic. I then tick the checkbox to the left. This should activate the dictionaries but after I click OK it does not appear in the [Custom Dictionary] Box and is not activated If I create a NEW dictionary the same problem occurs Word 97... been a long time, but Is this happening with just one, or certain documents? Or is it also happening with new documents? If you click in some text, then go to Tools/Language/Set language: which language is selected? Are any of your dictionaries language-neutral ("no proofing" instead of a language such as English US)? If you try to activate a "no proofing" dictionary, is that accepted? Do you have any dictionaries with a language that matches the language you saw in the Set language dialog box? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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CINDY - THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS/QUERIES. SEE BELOW FOR RESPONSES
-- harry "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?aGVyc2g=?=, Using Word 97- I cannot activate any custom dictionaries. If I go to [Options][Spell & Dictionary] and choose the [Dictionaries] button, I get a list of dictionaries inlcuding Custom.Dic. I then tick the checkbox to the left. This should activate the dictionaries but after I click OK it does not appear in the [Custom Dictionary] Box and is not activated If I create a NEW dictionary the same problem occurs Word 97... been a long time, but Is this happening with just one, or certain documents? Or is it also happening with new documents? HAPPENS WITH NEW AND OLD DOCS If you click in some text, then go to Tools/Language/Set language: which language is selected? THE CORRECT [ENGLISH (AUST)] Are any of your dictionaries language-neutral ("no proofing" instead of a language such as English US)? If you try to activate a "no proofing" dictionary, is that accepted? NO Do you have any dictionaries with a language that matches the language you saw in the Set language dialog box? FOR THE EXERCISE, I STUCK TO ONE LANGUAGE Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi ?B?aGVyc2g=?=,
FOR THE EXERCISE, I STUCK TO ONE LANGUAGE ??For which exercise?? At this point, I can only remark that custom dictionaries must match the language in the document exactly. If the document language is set to English(AUS), then the dictionary must be, as well. "No proofing" dictionaries, however, should be acceptable for text formatted in any language (except no proofing), which is why I asked you to try that. Hmm. Australian English was something of a step-child a decade ago. How about if you go back to basics: Ctrl+A, then apply English(US) as the language. The go to the dialog box and ADD a new custom dictionary in English (US). Does that work? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Thanks Cindy. I tried but that but it didn't work. Thanks anyway ..regards
harry -- harry "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?aGVyc2g=?=, FOR THE EXERCISE, I STUCK TO ONE LANGUAGE ??For which exercise?? At this point, I can only remark that custom dictionaries must match the language in the document exactly. If the document language is set to English(AUS), then the dictionary must be, as well. "No proofing" dictionaries, however, should be acceptable for text formatted in any language (except no proofing), which is why I asked you to try that. Hmm. Australian English was something of a step-child a decade ago. How about if you go back to basics: Ctrl+A, then apply English(US) as the language. The go to the dialog box and ADD a new custom dictionary in English (US). Does that work? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi ?B?aGVyc2g=?=,
I tried but that but it didn't work. The only other thing I can suggest, given the old version, is to uninstall the entire Office suite. After you uninstall, check in the folder where the Proofing tools currently are (*.lex files) that everything has been removed (your *.dic will probably still be there; move anything you find to a "backup" folder). Now reinstall Office and see if things are any different. If the problem is caused by a damaged Office file, this will, with some luck, take care of it. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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