GetSpellingSuggestions method does not list non-English language suggestions in Word (292108)

WORKAROUND

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1. Press ALT+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.
2. On the Insert menu, click Module.
3. In the Module window, type the following procedure:

   Sub FrenchSuggestions()
   
      Dim sug As SpellingSuggestion
      Dim dict As String
      Dim Msg As String
   
      dict = "French (France)"
   
      For Each sug In GetSpellingSuggestions(Word:="dixx", _ 
         CustomDictionary:="custom.dic", MainDictionary:=dict)
            Msg = Msg & sug.Name & vbCrLf
      Next
   
      MsgBox Msg
   
   End Sub
   					

4. On the Run menu, click Run Sub/User Form.
   
   The message box contains the French word "dix" as a spelling suggestion.