Likewise, place the VSThesaurus control on your form to access a professional thesaurus file for quick retrieval of alternate words. VSThesaurus offers a built-in automatic dialog box, as well as the ability to create new thesaurus files based on existing thesaurus files. An annual subscription service is also available. You can also link the control to regular TextEdit or RichTextEdit controls to correct spelling mistakes without disturbing the text format. You can set the font to be used in the bad-word dialog box, so it looks consistent with your application.
Users can also click a checkbox to enable or disable suggestions.
This results in fewer dips into the dictionary, and faster access to suggested spellings. Once in the .TXT format, you may open and edit the file with any word processing editor to build up to five different custom libraries. Once you are finished modifying the .TXT file, you may use the utility to convert it back to the .DCT format and distribute it with your application. Customized dictionaries and thesaurus files are particularly helpful for words and phrases specific to certain industries. Trim Size At only 160K, the VSSpell OCX is must-have.