Comments on: SharePoint Toolbox Must Have: Word Web

By: Kerri

Kerri — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:51:58 +0000

No they can’t import a dictionary – at least not in the free version, but it can get a lot of basic words like fibromyalgia, laminectomy, osteomyelitis, or sciatica so they find it helpful in those instances. WordWeb gives them the opportunity to find the spelling quickly with a web launch right out of the scheduling software, so it’s really handy. The scheduling gals really get the credit for the inspiration behind the article, they were so thrilled to have been turned on to it that I figured others would like to know about it too!

By: EndUserSharePoint

EndUserSharePoint — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:35:10 +0000

Jen,

Does that mean you can build a customized dictionary or did you have a way of importing medical terms?

Mark

By: Jen U

Jen U — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:35:17 +0000

WordWeb has been a great help while we are scheduling exams at Mercy Medical Center. At times we are given a diagnosis that is difficult to spell – with this we are able to correctly spell the diagnosis and keep our calls under our 3 minute goal. We have been using WordWeb as a spell check since that is not a feature SCI offers.

By: Xene (Kerri)

Xene (Kerri) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:16:58 +0000

I hadn’t really looked at the footprint, but some metrics if that helps: The application is consuming 4-6MB of RAM on my system. Processor utilization does spike a bit when running, but nothing unusual. So I would describe the footprint as miniscule!

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:03:41 +0000

Having it work on *any* application is a BIG PLUS. I must’ve skimmed over that point in your post. Excellent tool… What’s the footprint on your machine? Lightweight, I’m guessing, but would like to see how you rate that.

By: Xene (Kerri)

Xene (Kerri) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:19:54 +0000

The WordWeb utility works across any platform, so even within SQL database you can check spelling. My point about the .pdf files was that even with it being an image, it can still sometimes define a word, even in scanned documents, which I find rather impressive. Having it work across applications is the selling point for me, it is available everywhere, not just through IE.

By: Matt Bramer

Matt Bramer — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:35:18 +0000

I think it’s worth noting this probably doesn’t work as well with .pdf’s because sometimes these are simply images. There are methods to convert them to OCR Text. You have to have the Standard version of Adobe though.

Google Chrome has the dictionary OOTB. It works simliar to MS Word. It’s not as elaborate in regards to synonyms, but I’m sure the thesaurus extension has already been built.

By: FRA

FRA — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:17:59 +0000

WordWeb is awesome! Thanks!

By: EndUserSharePoint

EndUserSharePoint — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:04:03 +0000

This is really nice… like a built in spellcheck, right on top of SharePoint. Never heard of it. — Mark