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Q197312: WD97: Thesaurus Suggests Incorrect Synonym

Article: Q197312
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Microsoft Word 97 thesaurus may suggest an incorrect synonym.

CAUSE
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If the thesaurus can't find the selected word or phrase, it searches through a
list of words to suggest. This list is an alphabetically ordered list, and it
has no logical correlation to the word, sentence, or phrase.

Additional query words: incorrect wrong suggestion coincidence strange

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Keywords          : kbdta 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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