External spell check?

Scrivener Scrivener for macOS
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Hi all

I primarily use Scrivener for text written in the Danish language. Unfortunately, Apple’s built-in spell checking functionality is rather poor in the Danish version. Even more unfortunately, the most efficient and professional spell checking system in my language is that of Microsoft Word. I loathe using Word, but I cannot get around using its spell checker.

Therefore: Is there any way I can open individual documents from a Scrivener project in Word, spell check them and then save them back to Scrivener?

I hope the question makes sense.

Cheers,
Erik

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Have you thought of trying Spell Catcher? Not sure if they have a Danish dictionary.

macupdate.com/app/mac/10590/spell-catcher-x

Martin.

Edit: you could also look at this – not sure if it is really relevant:

code.google.com/p/mac-dictionary-kit/

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Thanks for the tip. I’ll check it out!

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I’ve used Spell Catcher for several years, switching between Swedish and English with (configurable) keyboard shortcuts.

Danish isn’t included in the basic config but can be bought as an option:

rainmakerinc.com/products/languages/

I can wholeheartedly recommend Spell Catcher. It’s very configurable and works really well for me. Also, support is fast and thorough, should you need it.

Best,

Joachim

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Hi,

It is possible to use alternative spell-checking dictionaries, in particular OpenOffice ones, so if the OpenOffice Danish spelling dictionary is better, you could install that. Here’s how:

literatureandlatte.com/wiki/ … dictionary

All the best,
Keith