Hi David,
I am not at a computer right now with Word 2003, but I think the following
steps will work for that version. When I am at work tomorrow I will go
through the steps on a system with Word 2003 to make sure, and if there are
any differences to the following steps I will let you know. The following
information is what I sent another member of the list earlier today. She is
using XP and Word 2003. I included steps for putting the .DIC files into
the appropriate folder in the earlier post to the list concerning using the
files in Vista and Word 2007. If you want me to put together another post
with instructions for XP and Vista, and for Word 2007 and 2003 then let me
know and I will work on it.
The following instructions apply when using Windows XP and Word 2003:
1. Select the two files that end with .DIC and copy them to the clipboard.
2. Open "my computer" or "Windows Explorer."
3. Open your local hard drive.
4. Open your "documents and settings" folder.
5. Open your user folder.
6. Open "applications data." If it is not showing in the list then you
will need to go into folder options of the tools menu, move focus to the
view tab, find the list of items and find the choice to show hidden files.
If the show hidden files is not checked then use spacebar to check it. Tab
to the apply button and press spacebar on it. Use the OK or close button
out of the dialogs.
7. After opening the applications data folder open the Microsoft folder and
then the "proof" folder.
8. In the "proof folder" you will already have the "custom.dic" file.
Paste the files from the clipboard in this folder.
9. Close the window by using alt+f4.
10. Open Microsoft Word 2003.
11. Press Alt+T followed by the letter 'o."
12. Use CTRL+tab until the spelling tab is in focus.
13. Tab to the "custom dictionaries" button and press spacebar.
14. Use tab or shift+tab to find the list of dictionaries. Along with the
custom.dic you should now have the other two dictionaries listed.
15. Use arrow keys to move on to each dictionary choice. the custom.dic
will already be checked. Use spacebar to check the other two that you
added.
16. Tab to OK (or apply if there is an apply button) and press spacebar.
17. Use OK or close buttons until out of the dialogs.
Now if you type such words as "jejunitis" or "hepatosplenomegaly", Word will
recognize them as being correctly spelled.
Take care.
Brian Lee
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 10:06 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] medical dictionaries
Brian would you send along the instructions for earlier versions of word?
David Ferrin
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