Forgive me if this has been asked before (I did a search and couldn't
find it), but why does the MS dictionary allow 'Humpty' but mark
'Dumpty' as an error? Should it be consistent on these oft-paired words?
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I've installed Office 2003 SP1 and then the Proofing Tools for Office 2003.
Problem is... whenever I start Word and start writing, it shuts down
without warning. This only happens when Proofing Tools is installed. I
tried to uninstall it and everything works fine. The dictionaries ...

Hi, was wondering if it is possible to have a English and a Dutch
dictionary. I'm using Word2003 English but need to do a Dutch
Spell/Grammar check now and then. If possible, where can i get
a dutch dictionary file for Word and do i have to remove the default

I have Word 2003.
I am automating a mail merge from a VB application and it is getting hung up
because of a dialog box that reads "There are too many spelling grammar
error to continue displaying them"...

The language setting in my Microsoft word (2002) keeps changing back to
English-US from English-UK. I tried going to the Office XP language settings
to change but that did not work. Neither did going to Word itself to set the
default language. It says it changes all. But the only ...

is there any way to export the Winword built in dictionary?
I want to export the built in not my custom dictionary.
So any ideas?
TKS!!!

On a regular basis I lose my auto-correct definitions in Word (using Office
2003 but it also happened with 2000) re-entering them is a pain to say the
least. I would like to prevent it happening or alternatively back up the
file regularly so I can then replace the new faulty one ...

I have a user who is wants Spanish accented characters to
display when she works with Word.  All of her settings
are correct as far as her language settings.  She used to
be able to type 'Ctrl' then a number set to get the

I'm a VB programmer and I'm planning to develop a new spelling algorithm
for Word in Albanian (currently this language is not supported by Word
proofing tools). I would also provide the Albanian dictionary.
question 1. Which are the tools to make spelling algorithms for Word (I

When looking up a word, I went to click the dictionary
button in the tools menu but it was grayed out or
disabled.  I should also mention that the word I was
looking up was within a table. The dictionary button was

I can change to UK English spelling/grammer, but Word then automatically
changes to a UK English keyboard. How can I use the UK English
spelling/grammer with my current US English keyboard?

Several times a week when I am using Word I will be typing a letter and I will see the sqiggly red line after I enter the Month. When I right click it shows the Fench word for the month. I then go to Spelling and Grammar and change the default language BACK to English (it always ...

When I log in as Administrator, Theasaurus is available, but when a user
logs on it is not.  Spelling and grammar work fine for both Administrator and
user.
I have added the 'Everyone' group to the Microsoft Office folder and given

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