WD2000: Spanish and French Proofing Tools Available for English Word 2000

ID: Q247939

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

The English (U.S.) version of Word 2000 comes with proofing tools for English, Spanish, and French. When you open a document or enter text, Microsoft Word can automatically detect the language of the text and use the appropriate spelling and grammar dictionaries, punctuation rules, and sorting conventions for that language.

Also, when you copy text in one of these languages into your document or check spelling in a document that contains text in more than one of these languages, Word can use the spelling dictionaries installed for each language. If you have the Microsoft Proofing Tools Kit, you can perform these tasks in many more languages.


MORE INFORMATION

Use the following steps to install the Spanish or French Proofing Tools:

Turn On the Language You Want

  1. Quit all Microsoft Office programs.


  2. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Office Tools, and click Microsoft Language Settings.


  3. In the Show controls and enable editing for box, select the check box next to the language you want to turn on; for example, Spanish or French.


  4. Click OK.


Install the Proofing Tools

  1. On the Start menu, point to Settings and click Control Panel.


  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.


  3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Office 2000 (or Microsoft Word 2000), and click Add/Remove.


  4. In Maintenance Mode Setup, click Add or Remove Features.

    NOTE: To expand, click the plus sign to the left of an item.


  5. Click to expand Office Tools.


  6. Click Proofing Tools (French) or Proofing Tools (Spanish), or both, and select Run from My Computer.


  7. Click Update Now.


Word can automatically detect the language you are using, so when you type in a different language, Word flags the text in the appropriate language. This is useful for documents that contain mixed languages.

To have Word detect your language automatically, do the following:
  1. Start Microsoft Word 2000. On the Tools menu, point to Language and click Set Language.


  2. Select the Detect language automatically check box.


  3. Click OK.



REFERENCES

For additional information about international and multilingual features in Word, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212400 WD2000: General Information About International and Multilingual Features

For additional information about problems with Auto-Detection, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q224702 WD2000: Language Auto-Detection Won't Work with Spelling/Grammar

Additional query words: dictionary multilanguage

Keywords : kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: January 20, 2000
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