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janot
Asked: 2015-03-29 03:58:46 +0800 CST

Change spell check language in WPS Office

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I use latest version for Linux (Alpha16 Patch3).
According to official guide:

Installation
1) (from web) Download The Spellcheck Zip Install Package, e.g.: en-US.zip
2) (from WPS) Review --> Set Spellcheck Language --> Install, and choose en-US.zip

But I can't find "Install" button:

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How to change spell check language?

spell-checking

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    updated for version 10.1

    The extracted directory from downloaded archive (e.g. en_US, fr_FR, etc) can be put in /opt/kingsoft/wps-office/office6/dicts (all users) but also in ~/.kingsoft/office6/dicts (for each user).

    Some dictionaries come with improper names. In each language-folder (e.g. fr_FR) the files have to be renamed so the package of each language has (at least) three files with the following names:

    • dict.conf

    • main.aff

    • main.dic

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    Review --> Spell Check --> Set Language --> Set Default

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    UPDATE: Ubuntu 18.04 with WPS 10.1, name and location of the dictionaries was not the decisive factor in my case: the new dictionaries would not appear in the list (under Review --> Spell Check --> Set Language --> Set Default) unless they were first added under Review --> Spell Check --> Spell Check --> Custom dictionaries --> Add.

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    And there added from any location without changing their names - only then resulting in them being listed as indicated initially under Review --> Spell Check --> Set Language --> Set Default.

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  2. I had a slightly different issue/variations: Running Ubuntu 16.04 and installed WPS Office via Snap

    (First issue (off-topic) was a complaint about symbol fonts so I had to find and install them.)

    With a Snap installation the dictionaries for me are installed under ~/snap/wps-office/1/.kingsoft/office6/dicts

    Just don't extract the zip in a way that results in the files being owned by root. WPS Office won't be able to read the files (I learnt the hard way).

    It's possible I didn't have to "add custom dictionary"; I can't be sure now, but I've since deleted their entries and I can view and switch my dictionary "Review > Spell Check > Set Language > (Default)" as normal.

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