Hi I'm trying to get used to my new Nisus Writer Express 2.1.1. Before I had 6.0.3 I believe. I almost never use spellcheck but I use the thesaurus a lot. My coworker said he has a little window on the side that gives him thesaurus suggestions as he types.
I have a little window that says Spelling/Thesaurus but it doesn't work. There is a tab that says Language, then it says English (US) in a pulldown box, then says Spelling/Thesaurus: over a box that says "No Suggestions" in gray. The word my cursor is on is also in gray in a box below that. There is a button that says "Forget" and a grayed out button that says "Use."
No matter how I highlight the word or what I click on, I get "No Suggestions." These are words that have synonyms (words like "choice"). My friend's would have a lot of suggestions in his box. When I selected "Check Spelling as You Type" in the Edit > Spelling menu, the box becomes active with spelling choices (when the word is misspelled). But I have no problem spelling and I don't want to check spelling as I type.
I do have an application called Nisus Thesaurus that opens in another window (inconvenient) and it takes forever to give suggestions.
How do I get that box to work as a thesaurus? My computer guy says he has no idea.
using the thesaurus on the side...
Linda, try this and see if it helps.
Open Preferences.
Click Languages in the Preferences tool bar.
Select English in the list on the left.
On the right locate the Thesaurus item.
If it says "Disabled" next to it, click and change it to English.
If that doesn't help, maybe someone else will have an idea.
--Craig
Open Preferences.
Click Languages in the Preferences tool bar.
Select English in the list on the left.
On the right locate the Thesaurus item.
If it says "Disabled" next to it, click and change it to English.
If that doesn't help, maybe someone else will have an idea.
--Craig