Will there be an Office 2007 Proofing tools?

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I didn't hear Microsoft mentioning anything about it. Are they discontinuing this program for Office?

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Proofing Tools and Office 2007

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)

Published Wednesday, November 01, 2006

/// So far i still haven't found any information about those 3 CDs on MicroSucks.ocm or MS Office Online .:angry:gry:

What languages will be available on Multi-Language Pack (MLP)?!

The MLP will include tools for the following languages:

Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian Latin, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese (HK), Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Turkish, Ukrainian.

-- Jay Waltmunson (Program Manager)

This includes Menus/User Interface, Help, Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Spell Checker. User can elect to use individual aspects of the pack. Edited November 23, 2006 by xGo

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Proofing Tools and Office 2007

/// So far i still haven't found any information about those 3 CDs on MicroSucks.ocm or MS Office Online ... :angry:

What languages will be available on Multi-Language Pack (MLP)?!

This includes Menus/User Interface, Help, Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Spell Checker. User can elect to use individual aspects of the pack.

Where did you get this information from?

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Blogs.msdn.com - Office Natural Language Team

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Quick Update

Not sure how long ago MS finally posted

Microsoft Office Multi-Language Pack 2007 FAQs

How much do language packs cost?

Single Language Packs will be priced at $24.95 (US) or their foreign currency equivalent; the Multi-Language Pack has a suggested retail price of $199 (US).

What's the difference between a Single Language Pack and the Multi-Language Pack?

A Single Language Pack enables a user or organization to add localized UI and document proofing tools for an additional language to their base 2007 Microsoft Office language deployment and to easily switch between them. A Multi-Language Pack enables a user or organization to add these capabilities to their base 2007 Microsoft Office language deployment for up to 37 different languages.

When will language packs be available?

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 January 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.

How can I buy language packs?

Single Language Packs will only be available for purchase via the Web. The Multi-Language Pack will be available for purchase in retail channels and through volume licensing programs.