Bulletin 17

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Using the botanical name dictionary within Microsoft Word

Symptoms

The Compleat Botanica's list of botanical names can be used within Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft Word when properly configured. Follow these instructions to copy the custom dictionary to your computer and to make the necessary configuration changes.

When finished, the spelling tools within Microsoft Office will recognize these botanical names and will assist you to find and correct misspellings.

Resolution

Copy the custom dictionary, which can be downloaded here (Compleat Botanica.dic), to your computer, saving it in the Microsoft proofing tools folder which is located on your computer at C:\Documents and Settings\LoginName\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof.

(Substitute your name, or the login name you use with your computer for the "LoginName" above.)

After downloading the custom dictionary, proceed with the step-by-step instructions, found below, to configure Microsoft Word.

Versions affected

Operating system	Problem first identified	Problem fixed
Windows NT	Build 89	NA
Windows 2000	Build 89	NA
Windows XP	Build 89	NA

Step by step instructions for configuring the custom dictionary for Microsoft Word

Copy the custom dictionary, which can be downloaded here (Compleat Botanica.dic), to your computer, saving it in the Microsoft proofing tools folder which is located on your computer at C:\Documents and Settings\
LoginName\
Application Data\
Microsoft\
Proof.

(Substitute your name, or the login name you use with your computer for the "LoginName" above.)

Start Microsoft Word and open any existing document or a new blank document. Using the Tools menu within Word, select the Options... menu-item.

Select the "Spelling & Grammer" tab located at the top of the Options window.

Within the "Spelling & Grammer" tab, click on the "Custom Dictionaries..." button.

Within the Custom Dictionaries window, the file that has just been downloaded, Compleat Botanica.dic should be shown in the list. Click on the checkbox adjacent to this new custom dictionary.

If the Compleat Botanica.dic file is not in this list you should repeat "step 1" above to download and copy the dictionary to your proofing tools folder.

You are now ready to use Microsoft Word's spell-checker with the Compleat Botanica's 51,644-word botanical name dictionary.

Last reviewed January 28, 2006