Spellcheck Installation Instructions

             Users of Microsoft Word can utilize the Peoplese spellcheck.  Gratis.

             Once configured, and a text opened in any version of MS Word, all words in the text that are not in Peoplese language will be red-lined.

             The Peoplese MS Word Spellcheck is not offered by Microsoft; it is offered by Peoplese, in the form of a  MS Word Supplementary Dictionary.  In order to use the Peoplese spellcheck, first add the Peoplese Supplementary Dictionary files to MS Word's spellcheck options.  (Steps listed farther below.)

             Note that there are two versions of Peoplese spelling:  (1) The Sound Spell Same (SSS) pure Peoplese version spells as it sounds, so when you hear a word you can spell it, and when you read a word you can pronounced it.  (2) The Alike English (AE) learner's version retains English spelling, but otherwise adopts Peoplese structure.  (You may click on the orange "Spelling" tab above for a thorough explanation.)  So when using Peoplese Spellcheck, you must choose either the SSS or AE version.  You also have the option of using the spellcheck of your default language, e.g. English or Swahili. You can switch back and forth.

              Instructions for installing Peoplese SSS Dictionary on your computer:

                       1. Click on this link. 

                       1. Click on this. link  In the lower right corner of the dialog box that opens, click on the drop-down arrow and select "All files".  Two files will appear:  PEOPLESE-SSS.DIC and ExcludeDictionaryEN0409.  One by one, copy and paste these files temporarily to your desktop.  (If, instead of installing the SSS version, you wish to install the AE version of Peoplese, click on this link: , click on the drop-down arrow and select "All files", and transfer "PEOPLESE-AE.DIC and it's companion ExcludeDictionaryEN0409 to your desktop.)  (To copy a file to your desktop, highlight the file -> Control C -> move your cursor to your desktop -> paste the file by pressing Control V.) 

                        2. Open UProof, which is a directory within MS Word.

                                 A typical path is: C:\Users\your-name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Uproof . Migrate to there, or, to find the Uproof directory, in File Manager you can also highlight your Operating System drive (usually C-drive), and in the upper-right search box type "Uproof".  Wait a few seconds, and the file path to Uproof will appear.

                                 Right-click on the Uproof directory name, select "New", then "folder", and name the new sub-directory folder "Original Exclude file".  Then within the Uproof directory, right-click on the ExcludeDictionaryEN0409 file, choose "Cut", move your cursor to the "Orginal Exclude file" and choose ("Paste")  This moves the Exclude file of your default language out of the Uproof directory, and allows you the option to later put it back. 

                                 Now from your desktop, move both the PEOPLESE-SSS.DIC and  ExcludeDictionaryEN0409 files into the main Uproof directory.  I.e., one by one, right clck on the file --> "copy", move to the Uproof directory, and click on "paste".  (It's not necessry to open thiese files, but if you are curious you can click on a file then choose "Notepad" to open it and inspect the long word list.)

                                 If later you want to revert back to your default language's spellcheck, you must remove the ExcludeDictionaryEN0409 associated with PEOPLESE-SSS.DIC from the Uproof directory, and replace it with the original.  If you later want to switch back to pure Peoplese spellcheck, you must replace the ExcludeDictionaryEN0409 with the one associated with PEOPLE-SSS.DIC.  Likewise, if using PEOPLESE-AE.DIC spellcheck, Uproof must contain the ExcludeDictionaryEN0409 linked to it.

                        3.  Open a blank MS Word file.
                                    From top left, click on:  File → Options → Proofing → Custom Dictionaries, which opens the small Custom Dictionaries dialog box. Click on "Add", migrate to the Uproof directory, and double-click on PEOPLESE-SSS.DIC, which will then appear on the "All Languages" list.  This is where you selct which spellcheck to use.  "CUSTOM.DIC" is your default language. You can follow the same procedure above to install PEOPLESE-AE.DIC,which will then appear on this "All Languages" list as a third option.  Close MS Word, and when you reopen it, the new spellcheck will red-line all words not in the pure SSS version of Peoplese.

                        4.  Pat yourself on your back.

             In MS Word text, upon encountering a red-lined word, in order to find the correct Peoplese word:
                        Open the Peoplese online Dictionary (orange tab below).
                        Check the “English” circle, and type in the English word.
                        The Peoplese translation or translations will appear on the screen.