TSGL: Spellcheck in Windows Mail

[edLynn]

Don -

The spell checker is so good, that it passed "fist" when it should have been 
"first". The program seems not to have brainpower, like it's user.

ED
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "edLynn" <edlynn at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Spellcheck in Windows Mail


> Don -
>
> I use Word all the time when composing important emails, because there is 
> so
> much formatting I can do with it.
>
> I use Word 2003, but I would assume that MS hadn't taken away some of the
> basics, as the years went on.
>
> On the opening toolbar, there is a direct connection to your email client
> via an icon. Hover the mouse and it will say 'email', just save it fist
> (another icon).
>
> Word has a good spell checker on the toolbar, that you can set to work as
> you type.
>
> Also,  the right click context menu has a 'sendto'. I use 'mail 
> recipient's
> there.
>
> You can also 'fax' the thing.
>
> The right click menu also has a 'translator option, which is more like a
> dictionary, I believe.
>
> And you are so right about overkill. Everytime I use it(daily), I forget
> where I had seen something, or other,  to do something, or other,  and I 
> end
> up saying to myself, =@#$%^&^
>
> Isn't there software that instantly converts one language into another? 
> I've
> seen it with English, French, Spanish, and Italian. Maybe Google has that
> one in is back pocket:)
>
> Enjoy your surfing; we have 85 in S.E. Florida today.
>
> ED
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Penlington" <deepend at tpg.com.au>
> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:15 AM
> Subject: TSGL: Spellcheck in Windows Mail
>
>
>>A friend has a new Sony laptop with Vista installed. She is Japanese.
>>
>> The primary language on the computer is English, but it seems to read
>> Japanese characters in her email. She says she cannot type in
>> Japanese---that's not a problem.
>>
>> When she creates a new email in Windows Mail and clicks on the spellcheck
>> icon, a message comes up that "spellcheck is not available in this
>> language" (English)
>>
>> How can she install spellcheck into Windows Mail?
>>
>> Spellcheck in Word 2007 is working in English. As a possible workaround,
>> we
>> tried to compose an email in Word, but we could not find any way to send
>> from Word direct to WinMail. There seem to be a few email icons in Word,
>> but it's far from obvious. In fact, I'd describe Word 2007 as a complete
>> shambles for those of us with IQ's of less than 20 (I couldn't even find
>> any Help menus).
>>
>> Is there an easy way to send from Word to Email? There's nothing in the
>> right-click menu that helps.
>>
>> I don't use Word myself and never have (now I remember why---it's simply
>> gross overkill for 95% of users, and seems to even less intuitive now 
>> than
>> it ever was). Though I do concede that it's wonderfully functional for
>> those who know how to work it and need its vast functionality.
>>
>> While typing this, another question occurred to me, though it's not
>> actually a problem---just idle curiosity at this stage.
>>
>> Is it possible to install 2 languages in XP or Vista, and switch from one
>> to another at will? With Japanese, I assume you'd at least need a second
>> keyboard with Japanese characters. How would you get on with a laptop
>> keyboard?
>>
>> Don Penlington
>> From the Beach at Surfers Paradise in sunny Queensland.
>> Computer tutorials, local scenery,  and other things at my website:
>> http://users.tpg.com.au/deepend/index1.html
>>
>>
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