Spell Checker preferences

These preferences specify how to customize the spell checker. To access Spell Checker preferences in the Windows client, click Window > Preferences > Service Manager > Spell Checker.

You can select or clear General Options, customize the dictionary, and choose one of these language dictionaries:

  • American English
  • British English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish

Note: You must select a custom dictionary if you want to add new terms.

Spell checker custom dictionaries

You can configure the Service Manager Windows client to use a custom dictionary when running the spell checking utility. You can provide a custom dictionary for all Windows clients by saving the dictionary file on a network share and using the Client Packaging Utility to direct the Windows clients to the network path.

Change the spell checker dictionary

Applies to User roles: Administrator

You must have administrative access to the server operating system to use this procedure.

To change the spell checker dictionary:

  1. Log in to the Windows Client.
  2. Click Windows > Preferences.
    The Preferences window opens.
  3. Click Spell Checker Options.
    The Spelling Preferences window opens.
  4. From the Language box, select the language dictionary you want to use.
  5. To define a custom dictionary, click Browse.
    • Type or browse to the path of your custom dictionary.
      You can either create your own file or use the default custom dictionary file customdict.tlx provided in the plugins\com.hp.ov.sm.client.eclipse.user_version_number\spellchecker folder.
    • Click OK.
  6. To add correction entries to the custom dictionary, click Edit.
    The Edit user dictionary window opens.
    • To add a new correction entry to the dictionary, type the misspelled word in the Words field.
    • Type the correction in the Other word field.
    • Select an Action from the available list.
    • Click Add word.
    • Repeat these steps for each custom correction entry you want to add.
  7. Select any other spelling preferences you want to use.
  8. Click OK.