WD2000: Spelling Checker Ignores Wild Card Characters

ID: Q193710

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

Using ? and * inside a word does not return a list of suggested alternate spellings.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Word.

MORE INFORMATION

In earlier versions of Word, the wild card characters can be substituted inside words to represent unknown letters. The spelling checker offers a list of suggestions that contain spellings using alternate characters at those locations. This functionality was dropped in Office 2000.

NOTE: The ?Always suggest corrections" check box (on the Tools menu, point to Options, and click the Spelling & Grammar tab) must be selected for earlier versions to display this functionality.

Additional query words: crossword

Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999