MS Office (Word) Dictionary

[bcw...@worldnet.att.net]

How do you get to the dictionary in MS Word to edit it, (correct,
delete and add words)? tks for any info.

[Jonathan Holmes]

Hi,

You cannot edit the main dictionary. However, you can add, delete and
correct words in your custom dictionary. To do this, use the following
steps:

1. Click "Tools"/"Options"
2. Select the "Spelling and Grammar" tab
3. Click "Dictionaries"
4. Click "Edit"
5. You may edit the list of words as you please
6. Once you have finished, click File/Save, and then File/Close

Jonathan Holmes
Microsoft MVP - Office
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[Susan Ramlet]

Hi, BCWood:

If you have used Word to add words to the spell checker, the custom
dictionary is found in a file called "custom.dic". You can search for this
file on your hard drive and edit it manually in Notepad (or another simple
text editor). Just be sure to save it as a text file with the .dic
extension.

I'd also be sure to back it up, first, before doing any manual editing...

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Susan Ramlet
MVP - Office
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