> > Help. Running Appleworks 5 on my iMac DVD, 400, G3 slotloader, with OS > 9.21...and suddenly my spellchecker is gone and I have a dictionary and > thesaurus option in its place. I haven't a clue as to how the spellchecker > disappeared or how the dictionary & thesaurus option took its place (this is > when you click the checkmark symbol on the toolbar). > > I checked the OS 9 for dummies book and the OS 9 bible, but neither one > devotes much space to word processing, much less the spell checker aspect. > Doesn't IDG books realize that the word processor is probably the most > heavily used feature? Aa-r-r-gh!! > > I want my spellchecker back! I'm just a fair typist, make lots of typos, > and my spelling leaves much to be desired. Please help with solutions, if > possible, or ideas and suggestions if you have them. Thank you very much. > I highly recommend Spelltools, if it can still be found. Works with all your apps, great program, price is right (free). Can't say if it works with 9.2, I use it all the time in 9.1.
But let's assume it would also be nice to get your spelling dictionary back, should you want it. In a later post you write: > ========================================================== > Thanks, Herb. What happens is when I click the checkmark icon on my toolbar > to get spellchecking,I get the HD dialog box, showing everything I have on > the Mac HD, with select, open, save options, etc. Right above the place > to show a dialog box selection is another strip stating: "Select Dictionary > Type" and a pull down menu option revealing: Main Dictionary; > Hyphenation Dictionary and Thesaurus. But this dictionary selection menu > doesn't seem to be tied into the dialog box process because if I do choose > one of the three, it's not reflected in the dialog box as a choice. What do you get for choices? In my AW 5 I see the dictionaries are in a folder in the system folder. The ones I have are called: US English - Spelling, US English - Hyphenation, User Dictionary. You might want to use Sherlock to see if you can find these files, note their location, and then browse and choose them. > > I also tried using edit-->writing tools-->Check Document Spelling - but > this process took me right back to the HD dialog box. The other option under > writing tools, --> Check Selection Spelling, is grayed out - why, I don't > know. Right, because you have to choose the dictionary first. > > It occurs to me that the only way out of this is to reinstall Appleworks 5, > but the problem is it happens to be on my OS 9.0 disk. It is not included > on the OS 9.21 disk, which I installed with OS X. I think you can do it without that, but if necessary, I know of no reason why you would not be able to use the AW from the 9.0 disk, as (at least in my similar vintage CD) IIRC it comes with its own installer. > Beverly iMac 350/9.1 -- Beverly Woods Low End Mac column: http://www.lowendmac.com/woods/index.html music and web design: http://www.beverlywoods.net -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
