With the CPRS GUI, it is possible to do a spelling check of TIU documents, provided MS Word has been installed on the workstation, and spelling is enabled. CPRS uses the same dictionaries and settings that are in effect for MS Word.

The attached nine files have been made available as the CPR/CIS Spelling Dictionary supplement. These files contain about 50,000 words from the VistA Lexicon. They are one way to provide medical words for CPRS to check. Local use of them is optional, and does not supersede other methods of providing a medical vocabulary.

To Install the Dictionaries on a Client Machine:
1. Save the files into the \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Proof\ directory or whichever Windows directory holds the files with “.lex” and “.dic” extensions.

2. From Word for Windows, select Tools | Options…

3. Select the Spelling & Grammar tab.

In MS Word 2003:

In MS Word 2007:

4. Click the Custom Dictionaries… button. The nine dictionary files are listed in the Custom dictionaries window.

5. Make sure all nine files names have a check beside them.

6. Click OK until all dialogs are closed.

7. On the Spelling & Grammar tab, make sure that the following items are checked:

•     Check spelling as you type
•     Always suggest corrections

   Ignore Internet and file addresses, and be sure that the following items are NOT checked:

•    Hide spelling error in this document
•    Suggest from main dictionary only
•    Ignore words in UPPERCASE
•    Ignore words with numbers

To use the spell checker in CPRS GUI:

1. Login to CPRS.

2. Navigate to Notes Tab.

3. From Options menu, select Create new template.

4. Give template a name and enter some content in to the template boilerplate.

5. Right click in the document and choose Check Spelling.

The Spell Checker feature in Microsoft Word will be activated, and will operate exactly as it does in Word.

If you do not have access to Create/Edit Templates, you may also test the use of Spell Checker by creating a new note from the Notes tab.

Select New Note -> then select any note title to test with.  Enter text into the note.  When completed, right-click on the mouse and select Check Spelling.