AAARGH! OneNote dictionary problem...

[Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell]

Hey folks!

I'm getting this when I try to add entries to my dictionary:

"The word Sheol cannot be added to the custom dictionary. The word contains
characters that the spelling checker cannot handle, or the dictionary is
full or unavailable."

Now I think, silly girl that I am, that I may have accidently changed the
location of the dictionary. If so, can someone remind me what the *default
location* should be so that I can reset it?

Thanks muchly!

Carmen

[David Olsen]

Sounds like the dictionary has gone to Sheol :-)

To find spelling related info, Menu: Tools-Spelling-Spelling Options, then
click Custom Dictionaries button.
Note that you can add multiple dictionaries.

In answer to your question, the default (in XP) appears to be C:\Documents
and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\UProof

--

David Olsen
www.powerbits.com.au

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[starc...@gmail.com]

I'm having this issue too, but I don't know how to access the dictionary in OneNote. I tried literally everything plus the suggestion of the guy below. Nothing worked.

[manny...@gmail.com]

Location C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UProof
Open OneNote
Go to File>Options>Proofing then click on Custom Dictionaries
Click on New
Select CUSTOM.DIC from the list click OK
It will ask if you want to replace it. Click yes. All fixed.
I have had this annoying problem foe ages.

[manny...@gmail.com]

> I have had this annoying problem for ages.

Note: Access the dictionaries from File> Options in OneNote.

[chad.v...@gmail.com]

This thread is a year old, but this may help someone.

I solved the situation using Manny's suggestion to locate the custom dictionary - in my case, this was "RoamingCustom.dic (default)"... I edited the word list and removed anything that looked strange. I had a bunch of names in the list containing apostrophes. I deleted those, clicked ok to save the dictionary, and I was now able to re-add a new word.

Hope it helps someone.

[jordan.g...@gmail.com]

Manny & Chad_v's suggestions worked for me. THANKS!

[j...@porkka.us]

For OneNote with a ribbon (not menu) -- I'm using 365.
Under File -> Options, Then Proofing along the left and CustomDictionaries in the main options area.


All office apps share dictionary information.
I switched to Word and added a new word to the dictionary.
That word is now recognized by Onenote.

Even better, I can now add new words to the dictionary in OneNote.

Seems like Word fixed something automatically that OneNote wasn't able to.

[daniel...@gmail.com]

This worked great for me, thanks!

Adding one new word to the to the dictionary via Word fixed it OneNote, which can now freely add new words.

[tyn...@gmail.com]

j...@porkka.us

That's the answer.

[kalil...@gmail.com]

Simplest solution for me (OneNote 2016) is File>Options>Proofing
Click 'Custom Dictionaries...' and make CUSTOM.dic the default

[da...@trebacz.com]

This worked for me.

[black.gr...@gmail.com]

it worked,
Thank you

[Michael Gribschaw]

Dude, you da man! Appreciate the fix.

[Ai Winters]

Holy damn this thread has gone on for 14 years, but thanks j... that worked for me and I hope it helps many others in the future, or Microsoft could fix their damn software