SPELL CHECKING IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE

(Q:) I want to spell check my Pocket documents in another language - how can I do it?

(A:) Yes it is possible and the operation is quite simple. First of all, the spell checker file is located in the \Windows directory on your HPC or HPC Pro. The file is "mssp2_en.lex" and is located in ROM, therefore you cannot delete it but you can override it with a RAM file (Microsoft allows this mainly for update purposes). Here are the operations needed to change this file:

1) You will need a Microsoft spell checking file that usually comes with Microsoft Office 95/97 and other Microsoft software. This file can be located on your desktop computer by locating all "mssp2_??.lex" files using the Find option in your Start menu (?? serves has a wildcard, not as the name of the file). These files are usually located in the C:\..\Microsoft Shared\Proof directory.

2) We don't need the English "mssp2_en.lex" file since it is already in our HPC ROM, we simply have to transfer the "mssp2_??.lex" of the language we need on the HPC using WindowsCE Services (Mobile Devices) in the HPC \Windows directory. Once the "mssp2_??.lex" file is transferred in the \Windows directory. Disable the connection between your Desktop computer and your HPC and close Mobile Devices. We don't need the Desktop from now on. Note : Do NOT try to rename the file to "mssp2_en.lex" before transferring it or copying it in the HPC \Windows directory. It won't work!

3) All the following operations are to be executed on your HPC. Open Windows Explorer, go to the \Windows directory and sort all files by name, locate the "mssp2_??.lex" file you transferred, rename it to "mssp2_en.lex". The file should be renamed without any warnings. Now you will see two "mssp2_en.lex" files. Refresh the screen using the View/Refresh option, now you should only see one "mssp2_en.lex". For example, in our case we transferred "mssp2_fr.lex" which is the French spell check file.

4) Open Pocket Word, enter a common word in the same language of the spell check file you transferred in your \Windows directory.

5) Now, if you want to spell check a document in English using the default ROM ".lex" file. Open Windows Explorer, go to the \Windows directory, rename the "mssp2_en.lex" to it's original name (in our case "mssp2_fr.lex"), Refresh the screen using the View/Refresh option, now you should only see the original "mssp2_en.lex" ROM file beside the "mssp2_??.lex" RAM file.

6) You can repeat operations 3-4 to change the spell checking language, and operation 5 to restore defaults.

You can have as many "mssp2_??.lex" file your HPC Storage memory can store. English (ROM), French, Italian, German, Spanish, etc.