This sample demonstrates how to use the Windows Spell Checker API as a client.

Install the spell checking provider sample to use with this sample.

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Related topics

Spell Checker API
Spell Checker provider sample

Operating system requirements

Client
Windows 8
Server
Windows Server 2012

Build the sample

  1. Start Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  2. Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 Solution (.sln) file.
  3. Press F7 (or F6 for Visual Studio Ultimate 2012) or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

Run the sample

The sample is an interactive spell checking client run from a command prompt. It works with the default spell checking provider for the user's current language. You might want to install the spell checking provider sample first, and use this client sample to exercise it.

See the Readme.txt file provided with this sample for examples of commands that can be run to illustrate spell checking.