No Dictionary Language Prompt with Australia Country Setting

ID: Q114184

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

In the versions of Microsoft excel listed above, when you run the Setup program, and the sCountry setting in the [intl] section of your WIN.INI file is Australia, the British English spelling dictionary is automatically installed.

MORE INFORMATION

When you run the Microsoft Excel version 4.0 Setup program, and the sCountry setting in the [intl] section of your WIN.INI file is Australia, a dialog box with the following message appears:


   Please pick the dictionary you want Microsoft Excel to use for spell
   checking your documents.

You can choose either the American English button or the British English button. If you choose American English, the file MSSP_AM.LEX is installed. If you choose British English, the file MSSP_BR.LEX is installed.

However, when you run the Microsoft Excel version 5.0 Setup program, and the country setting is Australia, you do not receive a dialog box asking which dictionary language version you want to install. Instead, the British English dictionary file, MSSP_BR.LEX is automatically installed.

The following table summarizes the language version of the dictionary that is installed when you run the Microsoft Excel Setup program:


   Microsoft Excel                              Dictionary
   Version         Country Setting              Installed
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   4.0             United States                MSSP_AM.LEX
   4.0             Australia                    prompt for user's choice
   5.0, 7.0        United States                MSSP_AM.LEX
   5.0, 7.0        Australia                    MSSP_BR.LEX

To change the Country setting in the [intl] section of the WIN.INI file, do the following:

Run the Windows Control Panel.

Double-click the International icon.

From the Country list, select the desired country and choose OK. Exit the Control Panel.

The Speller setting in the [Spell Checker] section in the EXCEL4.INI and the EXCEL5.INI files is determined by the language version of the spelling file that is installed. If the British English spelling file, MSSP_BR.LEX, is installed, the following entry is added to the [Spell Checker] section of the .INI file:

Speller=Spelling 2057,0

If the American English spelling file, MSSP_AM.LEX, is installed, the following entry is added to the [Spell Checker] section of the .INI file:

Speller=Spelling 1033,0

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a

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Version : 5.00 7.00
Platform : WINDOWS
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