Microsoft Proofing Tools 2003 [Old Version]

by Microsoft

Product Features

• Includes spelling and grammar checkers, and thesauruses
• Also supplies AutoCorrect lists, Hyphenator, and other editing tools
• Edit Office documents in more than 50 languages
• Proofing tools for all languages are included on a single CD
• Install only the languages you need

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000BZ54P
• Item model number: 053-00795
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 12, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,378 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #24 in Software > Education & Reference > Writing & Literature
  • #47 in Software > Education & Reference > Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
  • #59 in Software > Business & Office > Word Processing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Office 2003 Proofing Tools has a complete set of tools for making your personal or business documents sound more intelligent, more creative and more professional!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Why must I pay extra for a common language like GERMAN?, January 12, 2007

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Fred "Gouged by Microsoft" (Brookfield, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Proofing Tools 2003 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

If languages like Spanish and French are included in the STANDARD MS Word dictionary, a common language like GERMAN should be included as well. Why do I have to pay extra ($79.95 LIST) for an overly comprehensive dictionary that includes every obscure language, script, and dialect in the world to get a single common language like German? This sems discriminatory!

Overall MS "Proofing Tools" seems to be a good package, but I feel GOUGED at what I have to pay to get a single additional COMMON language. It would be better if only English was standard in MS Word and if, with each Word license, a buyer could get a free download of one or two common languages of the buyer's choice.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Tool for Foreign-Language Word Processing, August 29, 2005

By 

Daniel Graham (Issaquah, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Proofing Tools 2003 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

This software adds some very useful foreign-language proofing tools to MS Office. I use it for Korean and am very happy with it.

15 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Huh? I give it a 5 for DO NOT BUY! for Arabic, at least., December 22, 2005

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East and Central Asian Linguist (Denver, Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Proofing Tools 2003 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

This is not a great product for Arabic. Microsoft brags that its "Translation Dictionary" for Arabic, included in the software, includes a database of 450,000 words culled from all the major dictionaries out there. But if you try to enter in a semantic grouping of two or more words, such as a verb plus a preposition, you usually get "no entry found." This problem also applies to words that are inflected in any way. Also, the voweling is not included. No voweling , inflections, or verbal phrases!?! DO NOT BUY THIS for Arabic, EVEN if it is your only choice....I am bilingual in Chinese. In all fairness, the conversion tools for characters are useful, but as for the dictionary, the Taiwanese Ministry of Education, Dr. Eye and Jinshanci offer FREE dictionaries that are more useful than this costly one by Microsoft. If you are from Microsoft: 1) please give us a browsable dictionary, 2) include the Arabic vowelling! 3) fire your current Arabists and hire someone better! I feel cheated! For Arabic I wish I could give this an even lower rating. For Chinese and Korean it probably deserves a positive 3 or 4, not higher because there are free or less expensive products that contain many of this products' features and are of better quality. If you are going to charge us $70, make the product good, please. Consumers: BE WARNED!