How can I add a hyphenated word to Custom Dictionary?

Andrew Applegarth

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Apr 20, 2025, 2:59:50 PMApr 20

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I have run across a few hyphenated terms where one or more of the component words are not valid alone. The most recent is mani-pedis. I tried selecting it and adding it to the custom dictionary, but it continues to be flagged by spell check. I don't want to add the individual components, so is there anything I can do?

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Andrew Applegarth

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Jun 27, 2025, 6:45:38 PMJun 27

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Bumping this, as I still haven't found a solution.

Simon Haynes

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Jun 28, 2025, 1:31:46 AMJun 28

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I've just uploaded a new alpha which no longer strips '-' as punctuation when adding words to the custom dictionary. (Previously it replaced it with a space)

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Andrew Applegarth

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Jun 29, 2025, 2:10:41 PMJun 29

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Thanks! I'll try to test out the new alpha on Monday.

Simon Haynes

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Jun 30, 2025, 2:50:50 AMJun 30

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My first upload had an issue where all hyphenated pairs not in the custom dictionary would be marked in red, but I've tinkered with the spell check so that issue is fixed in the newer alpha. (It splits hyphenated words if they're not recognised, then checks the component parts individually.)

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Andrew Applegarth

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Jun 30, 2025, 2:17:08 PMJun 30

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I haven't had a chance to test it yet, but I had a quick question. Will I be able to add things like "pre-" once, or will I have to add each variation, such as "pre-cancer"?

Simon Haynes

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Jun 30, 2025, 9:20:14 PMJun 30

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I haven't tried that, but if you add 'pre' then 'pre-' should also work

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Andrew Applegarth

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Sep 11, 2025, 8:24:05 PM (4 days ago) Sep 11

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I forgot to come back and say, "Thank you!" but I really appreciate this change. I used it twice today, which reminded me…

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