DOCUMENT:Q107669 30-APR-1999 [homekids] TITLE :Writer: Speller Does Not Spell Check Document PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Kids Products PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbbuglist kbfaq ====================================================================== 1.00 1.10 1.10a| 1.00 1.10 1.10a WINDOWS | MACINTOSH kbbuglist kbtool kbprb kbfaq ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a - Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If you choose the Speller but it does not spell check your document or catch misspelled words, your dictionary file may have been damaged or deleted. Creative Writer won't let you know if your thesaurus or dictionary files get damaged or are deleted. If the dictionary is missing and you choose to spell check your document, Spike appears with the message "I finished checking your spelling," even though the Speller has not checked the document or corrected any spelling. If the dictionary or thesaurus files are missing, Creative Writer should generate an error message letting you know that you need to reinstall them. RESOLUTION ========== If the Speller does not seem to be spell checking your document and does not catch misspelled words, check the words - are they capitalized? Creative Writer's spell checker does not check capitalized words, because it assumes they are proper nouns, such as names. If you verify that the words are not capitalized, and are not being checked, exit from Creative Writer and reinstall it. This should restore your dictionary and thesaurus files. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following are the default locations of the dictionary and thesaurus in Creative Writer: Operating System Tool Location ---------------- ---- -------- Windows Dictionary MSKIDS\WRITER\SPELL.DCT Windows Thesaurus MSKIDS\WRITER\THES.DCT Macintosh Dictionary MSKids:Creative Writer:Spelling Dictionary Macintosh Thesaurus MSKids:Creative Writer:Thesaurus Dictionary Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 1.10a spelling bee lost gone missing erased win mac mskids mczee bumblebee ====================================================================== Keywords : kbbuglist kbfaq Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbPTProdChange kbCreativeWriter100 kbCreativeWriter110 kbCreativeWriter110a kbCreativeWriter110Mac kbCreativeWriter110aMac kbCreativeWriter100Mac Version : MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.