Proofing Tools and Office 2007
A user was asking us the other day whether there was going to be a Proofing Tools 2007 kit, as was the case for previous releases of Office. The answer is not just “yes”, so it may be worth giving a little more details.
There will indeed be a Proofing Tools Kit (PTK), but it will not be marketed as it was in Office 2003. The 2007 PTK will actually be part of the Multi-Language Pack (MLP). This pack consists of 3 CDs. The first two CDs include all the Single Language Packs (SLP), each of which contain proofing tools (spell-checker, grammar checker, hyphenator, thesaurus…) as well as the localized user interface (UI) and localized Help for a given language. The third disc will contain all the proofing tools by themselves.
If a user just wants to add one or two proofing tools (say, they want to use a Russian or an Italian speller, which is not part of the default English version of Office), they will be able to download the SLPs for those additional languages in which they are interested. But if someone is deploying many proofing tools languages and does not want the associated UI or are concerned about disc space, they will be able to purchase the boxed MLP and use the third disc. Enterprise customers that purchase the multilingual license will have access to any of these deployment methods.
This flexibility is designed to respond to demand from users. We have regularly seen on newsgroups that many individual users are interested in adding one or two languages to their own configuration. Being able to directly download and purchase a single set of linguistic tools (a speller, a thesaurus and a grammar checker, for instance) for a given additional language will meet many users’ needs.
-- Thierry Fontenelle (Program Manager)
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Anonymous
November 04, 2006
[An English version of this text can be found here on the Microsoft Natural Language Team’s blog ] UnAnonymous
November 16, 2006
Here are some more details on the Microsoft Office Multi-Language Pack 2007.... (Note, this is in additionAnonymous
December 05, 2006
I tried the proofing tools in Office 2007, unlike 2003 proofing tools, it installs without any SR and TTS engine. Is there a place I can get the SR and TTS engines?Anonymous
December 29, 2006
I need the proofing tools in portuguese, because i needed in my school works!Anonymous
January 28, 2007
I ran into some conflicting information about use, or inability to use the 2003 proofing tools on the Office site. The following seems to suggest that they are indeed usable: To expand advanced editing and UI support to up to 37 additional languages, you can add one or more Office Language Pack 2007 or the Office Multi-Language Pack 2003 to any localized version. ...while other pages suggest that they are incompatible. Do you have a definitive answer? It seems it might not be useful to acquire Vista or Office 2007 until the multi-Language Packs are available in June (or later) 777ted@gmail.comAnonymous
March 07, 2007
This is all nice and exciting. However, I would like to know when and where this will be available. I read something about march and/or may, but cannot find it back. Kinds regards, HenriAnonymous
March 22, 2007
You can check this out on http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/HA102113691033.aspx. I am trying to get also italian and German tools, but by now I was unsuccessful.. let's go on with office 2004 until the release... "Microsoft releases localized versions over a period of several months following the initial release of its products. The first Single Language Packs will be available for purchase in March 2007. All languages are expected to be available by May 2007. The retail version of the Multi-Language Pack is expected to be available in stores in June 2007. Note: All dates are subject to change."Anonymous
March 26, 2007
Is there some notification mechanism to know when language packs are released? Some RSS feed perhaps (please!)? I'm desperately waiting for German, and would rather have a feed I can monitor than having to go to the above URL on a daily basis.Anonymous
March 28, 2007
Bug report: Office 2007 upgrade-install over PTK2003 installed from CD sources I had a big problem trying to do an upgrade-install of Office 2007 over [Office 2003+PTK] on a WinXp machine. The installation ended up partly broken, as Word 2007 kept doing a per-user 1st-time install over and over again whenever the user looked at document properties for an existing .doc file, trying to install the English spelling checker again and again. Even uninstalling and reinstalling Office 2007 didn't help cure this, surprisingly, it just created a new problem, prompting for a PTK.MSI which wasn't available, as PTK2003 (which presumably contains the required PTK.MSi) was installed from CD, and the CD was not in the drive. Office 2007's installer needs to do the right thing in the upgrade case where the installation is upgrading over PTK2003, and that scenario clearly needs to be listed as a use-case included in the testing matrix. This is quite a nightmare experience for less technical users, as the unhelpful Windows Installer prompt for a missing mysterious gives the user no clue as to where the required PTK.MSI might possibly be found or even which product it comes from, leaving the user completely stranded. Recommendation: Windows installer needs to tell the user which product to get a source file from, especially in a "multi-product, combined MSI sources" situation like this. Best, Cecil Ward.Anonymous
April 17, 2007
requesting the proofing tools for office 2007, I have office 2007 original I looked in the market for proofing tools even the agent of microsoft I couldn't get. RegardsAnonymous
April 17, 2007
As you can see on this blog, the Single Language Packs for Office 2007 are now available for download, so you can now get proofing tools for languages that are not provided by default with your version of Office: see http://blogs.msdn.com/naturallanguage/archive/2007/04/04/single-language-packs-available-for-office-2007-users.aspx for details. Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]Anonymous
June 18, 2007
MLP isnt still released (it should at beginning July07); do you have tips for installing other language spellcheck only (no localized menus) ?Anonymous
July 19, 2007
I just had a long support call with MS and the result was that the real Multi Language Pack (which includes the Proofing Tools installer) got delayed until later this year (2007). No ETA possible, not even a rough estimate. The technician told me, after talking to 3rd level Office developers, that the only option I have is to install the Proofing Tools as part of a single language pack, which will result in 39 entries under Add/Remove Programs if I install all of them (which I have to) and caching everything even though I only need the Proofing Tools. This way I have to carry about 11-20 GBytes in my image instead of a couple 100MBytes just for the Proofing Tools. This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Besides that he said I'm the only one who called and requires just the Proofing Tools. And besides the fact that Proofing Tools were available since Office 97 (just 10 years) and are now, 9 months after the initial release of Office 2007, still not available for their state of the art flagship product. I guess Microsoft really rules the world and can do what they want, regardless how much it costs other companies to stay in business.Anonymous
August 02, 2007
Hello, I'm also looking for Office 2007 proofing tools. I don't understand how they aren't available yet.Anonymous
August 20, 2007
When will the MLP finally be available??? We really require the "third disk" as soon as possible!Anonymous
August 22, 2007
On our company's MVLS, under "Office Multi Language Pack | English/MultiLanguage" nothing is listed as available for download. If you select English, you see "Office Multi Lang Pack 2007 Win32 English Disk Kit MVL CD" with a date of 2007-8-22 with a file size of 355,633kb zip and filename as "SW CD NTRL Office Language Pack 2007 W32 English #1 PA BP.X12-42345.exe". However, he size is more like the SLP, considering the zipped SLP for Japanese is 444,385kb and the Traditional Chinese is 542,534kb alone. Extracting the 355,633kb zip file produces: 08/21/2007 06:00 PM <DIR> . 08/21/2007 06:00 PM <DIR> .. 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> Access.en-us 08/21/2007 05:59 PM <DIR> Word.en-us 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> Catalog 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> Excel.en-us 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> Groove.en-us 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> InfoPath.en-us 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> Office.en-us 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> Office64.en-us 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> OMUI.en-us 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> OneNote.en-us 08/21/2007 05:57 PM <DIR> Outlook.en-us 08/21/2007 05:58 PM <DIR> PMUI.en-us 08/21/2007 05:58 PM <DIR> PowerPoint.en-us 08/21/2007 05:58 PM <DIR> Project.en-us 08/21/2007 05:58 PM <DIR> Proofing.en-us 08/21/2007 05:59 PM <DIR> Publisher.en-us 08/21/2007 05:59 PM <DIR> VisMUI.en-us 08/21/2007 05:59 PM <DIR> Rosebud.en-us 08/21/2007 05:59 PM <DIR> Visio.en-us 08/21/2007 05:59 PM <DIR> SharePointDesigner.en-us 08/21/2007 05:59 PM <DIR> Updates 08/21/2007 05:59 PM <DIR> XMUI.en-us 10/27/2006 09:33 PM 175 autorun.inf 10/27/2006 09:33 PM 2,480 README.HTM 10/27/2006 09:33 PM 463,152 setup.exe which is only English and nothing else. So is the correct MLP version been uploaded to MVLS yet? If not, when will it be? This is the same thing that happened in February when the SLP was uploaded as the MLP on MVLS. Therefore, it appears that the problem has never been corrected.Anonymous
August 25, 2007
http://bloggingabout.net/blogs/mglaser/archive/2006/10/23/Install-another-Office-2007-Proofing-Tools-2800_e.g.-Dutch_2900.aspxAnonymous
August 28, 2007
According to pop you need to install the Office 2003 proofing tools to get this basic functionality working. Don't see this as an acceptable workaround. Microsoft, wake up and get this real MLP released!Anonymous
October 05, 2007
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October 09, 2007
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October 11, 2007
When....will this MLP finally be available. As enterprise organisation we are paying a lot of money for something we don't get. The licensing website is telling us that we can download the MLP, however it is actually just the LP. Come on MS; get your product ready!Anonymous
November 21, 2007
It opens a door to a New WorldAnonymous
December 18, 2007
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February 05, 2008
im trying to install microsoft office 2007.then i got a message saying "cannot find proofing.en-usproof.enproof.cad please select a difrent location.Please help.Anonymous
March 09, 2008
installing proofing tools for arabicAnonymous
March 09, 2008
difficulties in proofing toolsAnonymous
March 27, 2008
nao consigo instalar o office,,,Anonymous
March 27, 2008
Die Office 2007 Oberfläche kann mit Hilfe von dem oben genannten Office Multi-Language Pack 2007 oder Office Language Pack 2007 auf Deutsch umgestellt werden...Anonymous
April 02, 2008
I installed the MLP 2007 but didn't find the Simplified to Traditional and vise versa Chinese converter add-in that used to be in 2003. Was this not included in 2007?Anonymous
April 03, 2008
Hello Aaron, The converter add-in is still there. You just need to enable your primary language to any of the Chinese flavors in order to be able to convert from Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese and vice versa. I hope it helps, Thierry [MSFT]Anonymous
May 07, 2008
Aaron, if you installed one of the Chinese language packs, the Simplified to Traditional Chinese converter is located in the Review tab of the Ribbon for PowerPoint and Excel. However, for Word, it does not show up unless you must change the "Primary Editing Language" to Chinese using "C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuProgramsMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Office ToolsMicrosoft Office 2007 Language Settings.lnk". I was informed in April 2007 that it is a Word bug that will not be fixed until Office 14.Anonymous
June 10, 2008
I need this proofing tool for my systemAnonymous
August 11, 2008
Ken, I also need the feature of converting Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese. I am using English user interface. Do I need to install TWO language packs (Simplified Chinese AND Traditional Chinese), or ONE Chinese language pack is sufficient? Thanks!Anonymous
August 27, 2008
one thing to ask, what about arabic proofing?Anonymous
August 27, 2008
Kim, If you install the Traditional Chinese Language Pack, you will get a “Chinese Translation” section on the Review tab of Word 2007. It will enable you to convert Simplified to Traditional Chinese and vice-versa. You don't need both packs. I hope it helps, ThierryAnonymous
August 27, 2008
Arabic proofing tools are included in the Arabic language pack for Office 2007. See this post for more details: http://blogs.msdn.com/naturallanguage/archive/2007/04/04/single-language-packs-available-for-office-2007-users.aspx Arabic proofing tools include a speller, a grammar checker, a thesaurus and bilingual dictionaries. I hope it helps, ThierryAnonymous
September 16, 2008
I have an interesting addition to this section. I have a campus user who can use the chinese translation tools; BUT, if a local user administrator account is added to the machine, the conversions will not work, and changing via the Tools or the Language settings does not appear to have any effect. Can anybody suggest a work around for this. Thanks KevanAnonymous
September 21, 2008
Office 2007 Language Interface Pack (LIP) downloadsAnonymous
November 22, 2008
I'm searchin for portuguese corrector and dictionary for office 2k7 Sys, and it looks like I must buy it (pt language pack)... is it avaliable for donwload for free in somewhere???... or some alternative product different of customize my own dic... it will probably take all time I need to write my docs on customizing... thnks PacoAnonymous
November 23, 2008
Hi Paco, You are right, if you do not have a Portuguese version of Office 2007 and wish to get the Portuguese proofing tools, you should buy the Portuguese Language Pack for Office 2007 (see http://blogs.msdn.com/naturallanguage/archive/2007/04/04/single-language-packs-available-for-office-2007-users.aspx for more details). This pack will enable you to use a Portuguese UI, if you wish, as well as a Portuguese spell-checker, a thesaurus, a grammar checker and a hyphenator. Thanks, Thierry FontenelleAnonymous
November 24, 2008
Hello... I'm looking for a location to download SP1 updates for all languages in the Office2007 Proofing Tools Pack. In the Microsoft Download, I can get one langauge at a time (by changing the UI of the download site.) Is there a consolidated file(s) that I can download all language version of Proofing Tools Kit for Office2007 SP1? Also, the Office Customization module does not work with PTK nor the MUI (even the newly updated admin template installed.) Is there trick for this... for no customization is possible above the config.xml? Thanks!! SkiAnonymous
September 01, 2009
I have installed both traditional and simplified chinese language pack for windows xp, but I still can't use chinese translation. Can someone please help to tell me which files I am missing? I am using word 2007 with XP. By the way, can this work on vista too?Anonymous
February 11, 2010
I wish a Proofing Tools kits for office 2007. Do you hlep me?Anonymous
November 12, 2011
I have MS office 2007 in my lap top. I want to use spelling check not only in English, french or Spanisch but also in German. Is it possible?Anonymous
May 15, 2012
Nice update This tool is mainly useful for seo services thank youAnonymous
June 30, 2013
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