how does word give spelling suggestions? Options

[n]

HI all;

this may seem to be a dumb question but i am in a situation where it
is important to get this confirmed.


does Word use any built in database to look for possible matches?


is the database stored in a file which is copied to the user's disk
during installation?


what may happen if i find this file and delete it?


thanks

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi n

does Word use any built in database to look for possible matches?

the relevant information is stored in spell check files.

is the database stored in a file which is copied to the user's disk
during installation?

Yes. Can usually be found somehere along the lines of:

\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof\

what may happen if i find this file and delete it?

I've never felt the urge to mess with any files in there, but you can
safely try this out (by, say, renaming a folder or a file there and
starting Word afterwards).

HTH
Robert