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Spelling options

This command opens the Options dialog box which defines the global spelling checker options.

Always suggest corrections:
Activating this option causes suggestions (from all of the dictionaries) to be displayed in the Suggestions list box. Disabling this option causes no suggestions to be shown.

Make corrections only from main dictionary:
Activating this option causes only the default dictionary to be used, none of the custom dictionaries are scanned for suggestions. It also disables the Custom Dictionaries button, preventing any editing of the custom dictionaries.

Ignore words in UPPER case:
Activating this option causes all upper case words to be ignored.

Ignore words with numbers:
Activating this number causes all words containing numbers to be ignored.

Dictionary Language
Use this combo box to select the dictionary language for the spelling checking. The default installation allows you to select English. Other language dictionaries will be made available on the Altova download web site.

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Custom dictionaries
The Custom Dictionaries... button allows you to:
·modify an existing dictionary (add or delete dictionary entries)  
·create a totally new dictionary  
·add an existing dictionary  
·remove an existing dictionary  
 
When you start the spell checking process, all dictionaries listed in the Custom Dictionaries list box are searched. If you want to limit the search to specific dictionaries, use the Remove command to delete those you do not want searched.  

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To modify dictionary entries:
1.Click the custom dictionary name whose entries you want to change, and click Modify...  
This opens the dictionary highlighted in the list box (custom.tlx in this case). A prompt appears if none of the dictionaries has been selected.  

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2.Click in the Word: field and enter the new dictionary entry (this automatically activates the Add button).  
3.Click Add to add it to the dictionary.  

To delete an entry from the dictionary:
1.Click the word in the Dictionary list box to highlight it, and click Delete.  
2.Click OK to confirm the changes made in this dialog box.  

To add a new dictionary:
1.Click New, and enter the name of the new custom dictionary in the File name... field.  
2.Click Save to save the dictionary.  
3.You can now add entries to the dictionary using the Add button, or the Add to Dictionary button while performing a spell check.  

To add an existing dictionary:
Use this option to add previously removed (or third party dictionaries).
1.Click Add and select a dictionary from the list box. Dictionaries have a *.tlx extension.  
2.Click Open to add the dictionary to the Custom dictionary list.  

Please note:  
It is not mandatory for a dictionary to have a *.tlx extension. It can have any, or no extension at all, and still be added to the dictionary list box.  
 
To remove a dictionary:
·Click the dictionary name in the list and click Remove. This removes the dictionary from the list, it does not physically delete it from your hard disk.  
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