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Word 2000, spelling checking, only works for UK

I use Windows 2000
Have a Windows 2000, UK version
I have a Danish Keyboard

Setting:
Regional settings in the control panel:
Locale (location) is set to English (United Kingdom)

Microsoft Office Language settings:
Enabled Languates list Danish and English (U.K.)

Problem:
I open a new document write a few Danish work and run spell checker. I get the message:
Word cannet find the spelling file mssp3DA.dll or mssp232.dll for Danish

More info:
I go to the Tools -> Set Langauage
It shows English (U.S.)
It shows English (UK)
Danish

A small ABC + a tick is shown in front of the frist two lines.

Dectect language automaticall isn't checked.

Question:
How to run spelling checking for a document containg Danish work ?

PS: If I from the list shown when I got to Tools -> Set Lanauge in Word select Danish and run spelling checking again, no error but all words are accepted also clealy non existing word like abcdefghijklmnop

kahlean

now did you select the english uk from the microsoft office language settings. It is accessible via start menu ---> program ---> microsoft office tools. Now check thwe english for uk. You might need to have the installation disk with you when the program tries to installl the languange into you offce.

A few things you have to take not is that from your option menu and to the spelling and grammar toolbar. Click on custimize and select the language to english uk.

If all this doent work, try to reinstall your office , i might afraid that some files weere missing during installation

kahlean

soory somme of my comment were done by you ealeir, didnt really see that

tovergaard

ASKER

Thanks for your suggestions, I have tried this, the problem, as I tried to distribe initally is, the spell checker doesn't work when I select Danish as the languge. It either just do nothing (don't list the errors that exist or tell two files are missing).

The installation is a clearn installation, just done, so I have my doubt if a re-installation will work. Particular becuas MS knowledge base list at least one problem related to a mix of keyboard language version, OS langeuage version, MS office language version

Nathalie

Go to Start - Programs - MS Office - MS Office Tools - Language settings - Languages included ( sorry if something looks not exactly so, I have Polish Windows) and see if all the languages you want to use are checked.
It seems to me that you performed a standard Office installation instead of custom installation during which you have the possibility to choose all the options you want. While installing Office you should look through all the components to be installed and choose everything that concerns multilanguage support. During standard Office installation the multilanguage support isn't installed.

tovergaard

ASKER

Both Danish and English are listed as enabled.

I didn't do a standard office installation, I took the custom option.

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