Utilizing two Dictionaries in Office.

[deevaetodin]

I need help.

I was wondering if there was a way so that I could use two defined dictionaries in office for spell check and grammer.

Basically I want to have the ability to use both an English and a French dictionary at the same time.

The best case scenario would be the ability to toggle between both dictionaries depending on the document being composed.

Any and all help is much appreciated.

D.

 

[Hasit]

There might be a way to set it up in the registry, i'll look, but in the mean time, you could create a macro that switches between dictionaries/languages, so that you can spell check wth the appropriate language.

 

[joegz]

Maybe this article will help...

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 2000
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SUMMARY
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The English (U.S.) version of Word 2000 comes with proofing tools for English,
Spanish, and French. When you open a document or type text, Microsoft Word can
automatically detect the language of the text and use the appropriate spelling
and grammar dictionaries, punctuation rules, and sorting conventions for that
language.

Also, when you copy text in one of these languages into your document or check
spelling in a document that contains text in more than one of these languages,
Word can use the spelling dictionaries installed for each language. If you have
the Microsoft Proofing Tools Kit, you can perform these tasks in many more
languages.

MORE INFORMATION
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Follow these steps to install the Spanish or French Proofing Tools.

Turn On the Language You Want
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1. Quit all Microsoft Office programs.

2. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and
click Microsoft Language Settings.

3. In the "Show controls and enable editing for" box, select the check box next
to the language you want to turn on; for example, Spanish or French.

4. Click OK.

Install the Proofing Tools
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1. On the Start menu, point to Settings and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. Do one of the following:

- Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), or Microsoft Windows NT:

On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Office 2000 (or Microsoft
Word 2000), and then click Add/Remove.

-or-

- Microsoft Windows 2000:

In the "Currently installed programs" list, click to select Microsoft
Office 2000 (or Microsoft Word 2000), and then click Change.

4. In Maintenance Mode Setup, click Add or Remove Features.

NOTE: To expand, click the plus sign to the left of an item.

5. Click to expand Office Tools.

6. Click Proofing Tools (French) or Proofing Tools (Spanish), or both, and
select Run from My Computer.

7. Click Update Now.

Word can automatically detect the language you are using, so when you type in a
different language, Word flags the text in the appropriate language. This is
useful for documents that contain mixed languages.

To have Word detect your language automatically, do the following:

1. Start Microsoft Word 2000. On the Tools menu, point to Language and then
click Set Language.

2. Select the Detect language automatically check box.

3. Click OK.

REFERENCES
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For additional information about international and multilingual features in
Word, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

Q212400 WD2000: General Information About International and Multilingual
Features

For additional information about problems with Auto-Detection, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q224702 WD2000: Language Auto-Detection Won't Work with Spelling/Grammar