Additional Spelling Dictionaries for TextPad:

Dictionaries for the spell checker are available in the following languages:

Language:	Last Update:
American English	17 June 2004
British English	17 June 2004
Canadian English	17 June 2004
Dutch	30 November 1999
Danish	17 June 2004
French	30 November 1999
Finnish	30 November 1999
Italian	17 June 2004
German (pre-reform)	17 June 2004
German (reform)	17 June 2004
Norwegian	30 November 1999
Portuguese	30 November 1999
Portuguese	30 November 1999
Spanish	17 June 2004
Swedish	30 November 1999

Also available are legal and medical terms in American and British English, last updated on 30 November 1999.

To install any of these languages, download the self-extracting executable below. When the download is complete, run the downloaded file, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Spelling dictionaries for TextPad 8 - 32-bit (4282 KB)

Spelling dictionaries for TextPad 8 - 64-bit (4333 KB)

Spelling dictionaries for TextPad 7 - 32-bit (4282 KB)

Spelling dictionaries for TextPad 7 - 64-bit (4333 KB)

Spelling dictionaries for TextPad 6 (4569KB)

Configuring a particular language:

A particular language for the spell checker can be selected as follows:

1. From the Configure menu, choose Preferences.
2. Select Spelling, from the left hand list.
3. Choose a language from the drop-down list of Dictionaries.
4. Click OK.

Adding Legal or Medical Terms:

These should be added to the list of files used for one of the main language dictionaries above. For the Legal dictionary, add SSCELx.TLX and SSCELx2.CLX, and for the Medical dictionary, add SSCEMx.TLX and SSCEMx2.CLX, where "x" is "A" for American or "B" for British.

For example, to add the American legal dictionary:

1. From the Configure menu, choose Preferences.
2. Select Spelling, from the left hand list.
3. Click on the Edit button.
4. Click on the Add File button.
5. Select SSCELA.TLX and click the Open button.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for SSCELA2.CLX.
7. Click Close.
8. Click OK.

After that, those files will be searched for any words that are not found in the main dictionary.