My boss just got a new PDA and is having difficulty with the new version of
Word mobile.

His message to me is as follows:

"I have recently switched to a new windows mobile PDA (Sprint Mogul
phone)that is running Windows Mobile 6.0. It runs Word Mobile.

In Word, when you start typing a new word, the program will suggest 4 words
that you can select from after you have typed 2 letters. In previous
versions of Word Mobile, the list of suggested words included ones that were
not in its dictionary originally but were words that you had typed into a
document. In other words, it updated its dictionary as you typed.

The new version of Word does not add new words automatically to the
dictionary. However, you can add new words by doing a spell check and using
the "add" option to manually add words to the dictionary. HOWEVER, even
when new words have been added to the dictionary, these new words are NOT
included as suggested words to select from as you are typing. This is a big
problem.".

Can anyone give me any guidance on this?


Any help is greatly appreciated.

I noticed a similar change in behaviour when I switched from a PPC running
WM 2002 to one running WM 2003 SE.

What version of WM was your boss' previous PPC running?

- rick

"Greg Smith" <gjs@umn.edu> wrote in message
news:eweDWZDBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> My boss just got a new PDA and is having difficulty with the new version
> of
> Word mobile.
>
> His message to me is as follows:
>
> "I have recently switched to a new windows mobile PDA (Sprint Mogul
> phone)that is running Windows Mobile 6.0. It runs Word Mobile.
>
> In Word, when you start typing a new word, the program will suggest 4
> words
> that you can select from after you have typed 2 letters. In previous
> versions of Word Mobile, the list of suggested words included ones that
> were
> not in its dictionary originally but were words that you had typed into a
> document. In other words, it updated its dictionary as you typed.
>
> The new version of Word does not add new words automatically to the
> dictionary. However, you can add new words by doing a spell check and
> using
> the "add" option to manually add words to the dictionary. HOWEVER, even
> when new words have been added to the dictionary, these new words are NOT
> included as suggested words to select from as you are typing. This is a
> big
> problem.".
>
> Can anyone give me any guidance on this?
>
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>

Greg,

I *think* this depends on the device. My O2 Xda Zinc (WM6) does exactly as
your bosses device does but a T-Mobile Wing will automatically add them. I
don't know for sure if I'm correct on this but it is a behavior I've seen.
I don't have a Mogul so I can't confirm/deny what you are seeing. Hopefully
someone with a Mogul will post as well.

Regards,

--
Clinton Fitch, MVP-Mobile Devices
Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com!

"Greg Smith" <gjs@umn.edu> wrote in message
news:eweDWZDBIHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> My boss just got a new PDA and is having difficulty with the new version
> of
> Word mobile.
>
> His message to me is as follows:
>
> "I have recently switched to a new windows mobile PDA (Sprint Mogul
> phone)that is running Windows Mobile 6.0. It runs Word Mobile.
>
> In Word, when you start typing a new word, the program will suggest 4
> words
> that you can select from after you have typed 2 letters. In previous
> versions of Word Mobile, the list of suggested words included ones that
> were
> not in its dictionary originally but were words that you had typed into a
> document. In other words, it updated its dictionary as you typed.
>
> The new version of Word does not add new words automatically to the
> dictionary. However, you can add new words by doing a spell check and
> using
> the "add" option to manually add words to the dictionary. HOWEVER, even
> when new words have been added to the dictionary, these new words are NOT
> included as suggested words to select from as you are typing. This is a
> big
> problem.".
>
> Can anyone give me any guidance on this?
>
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>