Spell checking options
In the Tools menu click on the Options command and then select Spell checking to specify the spell checking options. By default Passolo uses the internal spelling checker for the supported languages - for all other languages the spell checking function is turned off.
Language-specific options
Choose a language entry from the Settings for selection box to display or modify the spell checking options for that language. The list of languages includes only the standard languages. With the Show regions option the list can be extended to include the available region settings for these languages.
In the Spell checker field, choose the program you want to use to check the spelling for the selected language.
In the Dictionaries field, choose the base dictionary you want to use to check the spelling for the selected language. This selection can only be made when the internal spelling checker is used.
Custom dictionaries
During text entry the words used in the translation are compared with the entries in the base dictionary. The base dictionary contains the most commonly used words in the given language, but it certainly will not include an exhaustive list of proper names, technical terms, abbreviations, and so forth. These words can be added to a custom dictionary so that they are not marked as errors by the spelling checker. The available custom dictionaries are listed in the Custom dictionaries field.
Click New to create a new custom dictionary. See Creating a new custom dictionary.
Click Add to add an existing custom dictionary to the list of custom dictionaries. In the file selection dialog specify the custom dictionary file you want to use, and click OK.
Click Edit. This opens the custom dictionary in the dictionary editor allowing you to add new words to the custom dictionary or also to edit or delete existing entries. Press the RETURN key after each entry in the dictionary so that every word is in a separate line. When you are finished editing the dictionary click File then Save - then close the editor by clicking File then Exit.
Click Remove to remove an existing custom dictionary from the list. You will need to confirm the delete function in the dialog box that appears. If you also want to delete the respective dictionary file, activate the Delete file option in this dialog.
Using custom dictionaries
Before you can use your custom dictionary with the spelling checker, the dictionary has to be selected. Make sure the check box next to the name of the relevant dictionary is selected in the list of custom dictionaries.
Adding words to the custom dictionary during the spelling check
Choose a custom dictionary and click Set active to activate this custom dictionary for adding words during the spelling check. There can only be one custom dictionary activated for the addition of words. The entry for this custom dictionary is displayed in bold.
General settings
Select the Check spelling as you type option if you want to search for spelling errors in the background while you work in the translation window. As you type, the spelling checker will automatically check the text and mark any recognized spelling errors with a wavy red underline.
Select the Ignore words in UPPERCASE option if you do not want to check the spelling of words written in UPPERCASE. Select the Ignore words with numbers option if you do not want to check the spelling of words that contain numbers.
Creating a new custom dictionary
In the File name field, enter the name for the new custom dictionary. If you do not want to store the dictionary in the operating system's standard folder for user dictionaries, select Save dictionary in another folder and enter the path you want to use in the Folder field. Click the OK button.
Creating a new custom dictionary
In the File name field, enter the name for the new custom dictionary. If you do not want to store the dictionary in the operating system's standard folder for user dictionaries, select Save dictionary in another folder and enter the path you want to use in the Folder field. Click the OK button.