6 Using the Spell Checker and Thesaurus 

WORD WRITER's 85,000-word Spell Checker will check you document
for misspelled words and flag them for correction.  You can also
enter your own personal dictionaries of words (or names) that are
not in WW's dictionary. 

To use the Spell Checker, load the document and select the Check
Spelling option by pressing [F3].  Then, follow the procedure
described below. 

Checking Your Spelling 

The first thing the computer will do is check the length of your
document to assure that it is not too long to check spelling all
at one time.  If your document is too big, you will be notified.
To check spelling in a document under different file names and
perform a spelling check on each of the smaller segments of the
original document.  Then, you can use WW's document chaining
ability to print out you document as one continuous manuscript.

The program will sort the words of your document into alphabetical
order.  After sorting, the program will tell you the number of
words and the unique words found in your document.  Remember to
insert your dictionary disk in the disk drive you specified in
the INSTALL program so that the computer can read the Spell
Checker dictionary.  Press [RETURN] to check the spelling or
[RUN/STOP] to obtain only the word count display. 

The program will begin checking the spelling in you document
against its dictionary, leaving all words for which it cannot
find a match. 

Checking a Personal Dictionary 

After WW runs through its own dictionary, it will ask you if you
are using a personal dictionary. 

A personal dictionary is a list of up to 3,000 of your own
personal spelling words that you can create using WORD WRITER.
This word list may contain words such as proper names or
technical terms that are not found in the Spell Checker
dictionary but may occur in your documents. 

You can create a personal dictionary word list by entering your
words into WORD WRITER in a single column.  You can add to your
personal dictionary a any time, just as you would add text or
edit any other document.  A typical word list might look like
this:

LIST 
Timeworks
Swiftax
Swiftcalc
etext
Project64

You must enter the word LIST as the fist word in your personal
dictionary.

After entering words in your personal dictionary, save it on a
work disk.  However, you must be in TEXT mode to do so.  Look on
Side 2 of the Program disk for a sample personal dictionary
called SUSPECT.LIST.

Correcting Your Misspelled Words

When the computer is finished checking your document against
both the WW Spell Checker dictionary and you personal dictionary,
you will see the prompt: "F1:REPLACE WORD F3:NEXT WORD F8:EXIT."
The computer assumes that those words that do not appear in
either dictionary are misspelled, even though they may be spelled
correctly.  These words are called "suspect" words and are listed
alphabetically.

The computer will start at the top of the document and stop at
the first suspect word.  The word will behighlighted in your
first document, and the word will appear onthe Status line.

You now have three choices:

1) If you are certain that the highlighted word is indeed
spelled correctly, then the computer only selected it because
it did not appear in either dictionary. Press [F3] to continue
checking other words.
2) If the word is misspelled and you would like to enter the
correct spelling, press [F1].  A cursor will appear after the word
on the Status line.  Edit the word by pressing the [INST/DEL] key
to erase incorrect characters and then type in the correct
characters.  When you are satisfied that the word is correct,
press [RETURN].  The incorrect spelling in your document will be
replaced automatically with the edited word from the Status line.
3)To exit the Spell Checker before you have finished looking at
the misspelled words, press [F8] ([SHIFT F7]).  You will be asked
to confirm that you want to leave Spell Checker.  If you press [N],
you can continue looking at your misspelled words.  If you press
[Y], you will be given an opportunity to save the suspect words.

Saving the Suspect Word List

When you have corrected all of the misspellings in you document, or
you have press [F8], to exit Spell Checker, "SAVE SUSPECT WORDS?
(Y/N)" will appear on the Status line.

You will have a chance to save the list of words that the computer
found as misspelled words in your document.  You'll want to do this
if the words were correctly spelled by not included in the WW
dictionary.  Press [Y] to save the suspect words list.  If you
press, [N], you will return to editting your document.

If you press [Y], the word list will appear on your display.  You
may now edit it.  When you are satisfied with the word list, you
can save it on a disk to use later. 
 
Save the suspect word list
as you world any other WORD WRITER file by pressing [C= S]. 

If you have a previously saved personal dictionary file on your
disk and you wish to add the suspect word list to that file follow
these steps: 

1. Press [Y] at the "SAVE SUSPECT WORDS?" prompt.  When the list of 
suspect words appears on your screen, place the work disk containing 
your current personal dictionary in your disk drive. 
2. Save this file onto your work disk. 
3. Press [F3] to return to your document. 
4. Be sure your original document is saved. 
5. Load your original personal dictionary. 
6. Press [F2] and select the Merge option by pressing [M]. 
7. Enter the name of the new suspect word list you just saved and
press [RETURN].  The two lists are now one long list.  Scroll
through the list and edit any problem areas. 
8. Press [C= P] and make sure that Option A is set to N; then press 
[RUN/STOP] to return to your list. 
9. Save the merged lists ([C= S]), suspect words under the file name 
of your original personal dictionary, overwriting the original. 

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NOTE: If a personal dictionary is not in alphabetical order, it could 
slow down the program during a spelling check.  To put your personal 
dictionary in alphabetical order perform a spelling check on the
personal dictionary.  The computer will sort your personal dictionary
words into alphabetical order and delete duplicates and words that
may already appear in WORD WRITER's Spell Checker dictionary.  Save
your sorted personal Dictionary as a list of "suspect" words. 
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Using the Thesaurus 

WORD WRITER's Thesaurus provides synonyms for over 60,000 words.  The 
Thesaurus is located on the Thesaurus disk.  This disk must be in the 
disk drive for the Thesaurus to work properly. 

To use the Thesaurus, just follow these steps: 

1. Move the cursor onto any word you want to replace in your
document.  You can also place the cursor in the space after the
word.  The press [F4]. 
2. Insert your Thesaurus disk into your disk drive. 
3. At the top of your display you will see the word you selected.
You now have three options: 
	- You can alter the word, 
	- You can press [RUN/STOP] and then press [RETURN] to return
	  to your document, or 
	- You can press [RETURN], and the computer will begin searching 
	  for your word in the Thesaurus. 

If the computer finds your word, it will load lists of synonyms, 
presented in groups called "clusters," for you word.  This may
take up to a minute. 
4. Each synonym is numbered, as is each cluster.  To view the other 
clusters (if there are any,) press [UP/DOWN ARROWS]. If you do not
want to replace your word with one of the selections, press [RETURN].
You will return to your unchanged document. 

To replace your word with one of the Thesaurus words, enter the 
corresponding number and press [RETURN].  The Thesaurus Window will 
disappear from the display, and the new word will be substituted in
your document.

The Thesaurus requires approximately 6K of memory, which is about
three pages of text.  You can check have much memory you have left 
by pressing [CTRL Q].