Spell Checker Tool Skips Text with Non-Alphabetic Characters

ID: Q196762

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Pocket Word, versions 1.0, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use the spell checker tool in Pocket Word, some text may appear to be skipped.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if a portion of contiguous text contains one or no alphabetic characters and more than one non-alphabetic character.

MORE INFORMATION

The spell checker tool in Pocket Word, like the spell checker tool in Microsoft Word 97, ignores portions of text that contain non-alphabetic characters with no more than one alphabetic character. For example, the spell checker tool does not mark the following text as being misspelled:

   '{/z}'

   $243,010.99

   Q196762

   1!#$d%^&

Additional query words: 98 speller spellcheck spellchecker

Keywords          : wince handheld pocketword 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: December 5, 1998