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RE: Word misses typos - puts egg on writer's face?
Subject:RE: Word misses typos - puts egg on writer's face? From:jsokohl -at- mac -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:03:11 -0600
> Glad it works for you, but it won't work for everyone every time. A
> document's language can *never* be properly set, since this is a paragraph
> attribute, not a document attribute. It is possible for a style to be set
> for a different language, and the style's settings might kick in the next
> time you open the document for a spellcheck. Your fix will probably work if
> you apply it *every* time you check spelling.
>
> Styles and templates are responsible for many of the apparently random
> events encountered by casual Word users. I don't like 'em either, but that's
> how it goes. To properly ensure that text is permanently set for the
> language you need, use Format|Style|Modify|Format|Language, rather than
> Tools|Language.
>
> Dan Goldstein
> ("Author" sharing a skull with a "Tool Monkey")
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Oh, absolutely! My workflow includes receiving .doc files from other
people...so I apply the language (Tools>Language) before I spell-check,
because I don't know whether they've altered something or imported styles
or (more infuriating) whether Word has overwritten default styles such as
Normal or Heading 1.
But you're spot-on--in setting up styles, we should always set the
language as well.
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