topic Re: Spell Check not working! in Installation & update

Spell Check not working!

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:45:10 GMT

Trying to use spell check in ArchiCAD 13 and 14 and cannot get it to work. It keeps giving me a error message saying 'cannot initialize MS Word'...
How do I fix this?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Spell Check not working!

MMontgomery — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:18:40 GMT

There are a few threads on this if you do a search of the forums.

There are several problems with ArchiCADs spell checker, but one thing to start with is your spell check settings in MS Word (yeah, ArchiCAD uses the settings defined in the actual Word app) and make sure that it is set to check words in all Uppercase, by default that is turned off.

Re: Spell Check not working!

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:58:42 GMT

MMontgomery wrote:
There are a few threads on this if you do a search of the forums.

There are several problems with ArchiCADs spell checker, but one thing to start with is your spell check settings in MS Word (yeah, ArchiCAD uses the settings defined in the actual Word app) and make sure that it is set to check words in all Uppercase, by default that is turned off.

I changed my preferences in Word... It was set to ignore words in uppercase but I am still having the same problem.... And I search the forum but no problem was like this.... at least from what I read. So frustrating!!

Re: Spell Check not working!

MMontgomery — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:43:23 GMT

I believe the 'Cannot Initialize MSWord' is a known issue.

I get that error when it runs across the '@' which we use rather extensively (MTL. STUDS @ 16" O.C. etc...)

Re: Spell Check not working!

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:18:51 GMT

javascript:emoticon(':x') Spell check is a basic function. Why are some basic functions in Archicad not fixed!!! I second the frustration!

Re: Spell Check not working!

Anonymous — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:26:34 GMT

I am now having issues just starting spell check in ArchiCAD 15 and it gives me the 'cannot initialize MS Word' message and ArchiCAD crashes...
I have checked my settings in MS Word and I don't notice anything wrong.
I'm not the greatest speller in the world so this tool is very important!

Re: Spell Check not working!

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:00:02 GMT

I have installed AC16. I was hoping that Spell Checker would work. NOT. I didn't have problems with Spell Checker until I installed Office 2010 last year. I would like this tool to work. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you.

Re: Spell Check not working!

vistasp — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:46:24 GMT

The external dependency on MS-Office for spell-check is quite unbelievable. Using (for example) the open-source aspell libraries for a built-in checker should be a trivial matter to program.

Re: Spell Check not working!

Katalin Takacs — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:02:18 GMT

Dear dabarch,

If your Microsoft Office language settings are set properly (as it is described here: http://archicadwiki.com/Bugs/SpellCheckerCannotInitialize), but you still get the "Cannot initialize MSWord!" warning message in ArchiCAD 16, please contact your local distributor. We are going to investigate the source of your problem.

Re: Spell Check not working!

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:24:03 GMT

This is what I posted in September 2011: "I was having no problems with Spell Checker up until I installed Office 2010. I thought it was a problem with AC15 but come to find out AC14 Spell Checker doesn't work now either? I have seen the link to set up the options within MS Word but that is for 2007 Word. However, I have made the similar changes within Word 2010 and it doesn't help. AC Support thinks I should get in touch with "Microsoft regarding the issue"--why would MS care if Spell Checker works in ArchiCAD? Is anyone else having a similar problem? Your help would be very much appreciated. I can't spell worth a beans so I need all the help I can get."

Update: Spell Checker does not work on my desktop computer with AC 16, 15, 14... As I indicated above after I installed MS Office 2010--MS Word 2010--Spell Checker would no longer work? However, I just got a new laptop computer and it has MS Office 2010--MS Word 2010--and Spell Checker does work on the AC files that don't work on my desktop computer? Difference: MS Office 2010 was installed over MS Office 2007. Is there somehow a conflict between the two. My spell checker in MS Word/Excel works fine, etc. I wonder if there is a conflict between ArchiCAD and Word 2007 and Word 2010 in the registry?

I have not used Spell Checker for over a year. I sure would like to use it again. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Spell Check not working!

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:44:17 GMT

This is why you need to contact your local support, because that is the standard route through which a bug report reaches GS HQ and enters the Support Database so they can do something about it.

Re: Spell Check not working!

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:57:30 GMT

I have given up on it a long time ago! Especially, as in my case, I need two dictionaries - Bulgarian and English.

Re: Spell Check not working!

Jefferson — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:39:13 GMT

My turn apparently.......spell checker has always worked fine for me. Until yesterday.

Same issues as everything I can find on AC talk. MS Word cannot initialize. My spell check settings in Word are all correct, language, no CAPS etc., and works just fine system wide. Differences are windows 8.1 & Office 2013.

This is a problem for becuz my spelleng sucks. Regularly.

I have read some Microsoft help articles that suggest if I can find the location of the digital signature for ArchiCAD, or acquire it I can input that information into Word as trusted publisher, and that might resolve this........?

Alternately there must be a path through the registry to correct this, but that is above my pay grade without specific instructions. That said it might be the best way to repair this....?

Any idea how to acquire or find the ArchiCAD 12 digital signature, anyone?

Re: Spell Check not working!

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:46:34 GMT

I had the same problem last year. Graphisoft indicated that it was a system error and they were no help at all? If you have a PC they kind of look the other way. Eventually I narrowed it down to Word/Office 2010. I had just installed Office 2010, previously was using 2007. Everything was working fine up until I installed Word 2010? I can't remember exactly how we/I fixed it but we got into the area of where AC looks for the dictionary in MS Word. And probably where your new Office 2013 is looking for the dictionary. In MS Word I would go to File, Options, Proofing, Custom Dictionaries, and check the location of that custom dictionary to make sure it is available to AC and MS Word. We banged around in there and I think we might have deleted the dictionary and let MS Word rebuild it. I think that AC keeps looking at the old dictionary which isn't available anymore because you installed a new MS Word and therefore indirectly a new dictionary. Good luck.

Re: Spell Check not working!

Jefferson — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 19:03:40 GMT

DB, Thanks for the input. I spent some more time rooting around the dictionary location as you suggested.

My Office 2013 was a remote install and without the disc I'm reluctant to delete a file I'm not sure I can replace. And, interestingly it was a fresh install on a new machine, not an "overwrite" of an older version.........and worked perfectly for several months

I will keep after it, and follow up Lazlo's suggestion that I contact GS, although I'm not holding out much hope for support there.......may have to even deal with Microsoft. Dunno, download a new copy and reinstall. It's got me stumped. Will also go looking into my back up files for older status of the folder, see if I can switch it out. Kind of down to rooting around for anything that might work about now.

trooly, mi spelleng reeallee duz suck and I kneed this toole!!

Re: Spell Check not working!

Marton Kiss — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:09:47 GMT

Jefferson,

have you tried the steps from this article that Katalin recommended perviously in this thread? http://www.archicadwiki.com/Bugs/SpellCheckerCannotInitialize

I tested this real quick on my PC (Windows 8.1, Office 2013) and I needed to remove all languages without installed dictionary in Word's options and then restart the computer. By default you should have the dictionary included for the language version of MS Office you have. Also make sure that it is selected as default.

Let us know your results,
Marton

Re: Spell Check not working!

Jefferson — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:26:30 GMT

Thank you for the response Marton. I had followed the wiki setting instructions, including removing some characters. I just walked myself through them again, and I believe, I have them correct.

I also have tried repairing Office a couple of times now via control panel with no change.

Please have a look at the screen shots below and let me know if they look like yours. [working on adding them...........the site won't seem to take them straight away] Sounds like you have some clues how to resolve this.......??

Re: Spell Check not working!

Jefferson — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:35:36 GMT

office settings 1

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Jefferson — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:36:23 GMT

office settings 2

Re: Spell Check not working!

Jefferson — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:02:19 GMT

Marton, any other thoughts, suggestions, ideas...........?