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The
Custom Dictionary in Office 2003
Part of Office 2003's Spelling & Grammar proofing tools is the ability to modify the custom
dictionary used. To add
specific Words or Names that will be recognized by Office 2003 during a
spelling & Grammar check follow these steps.
How to add words or names to the Custom Dictionary
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From the
Tools menu, select Options
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On the
Spelling tab,
click Edit
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Type one
word or name per row in the notepad window
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When done
from the File menu, click Save
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Exit all
open windows
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From the
Tools menu, click Options
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On the
Spelling & Grammar tab, click Custom Dictionaries
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Click
the Modify button,
the CUSTOM.DIC file should already be selected.
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Type the
word or name you want and click Add to update the dictionary
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Continue
adding words or names as desired, when done, click OK
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Exit all
open windows
Multiple Custom DictionariesIn addition Word can use more than one custom dictionary.
To create an additional custom dictionary, follow these steps:
In Word
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From
the Tools menu, click Options
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On
the Spelling & Grammar tab, click Custom Dictionaries
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Click New to create a new custom dictionary
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Type
a name for the new custom dictionary in the File name
box
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Then
click Save
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The
custom dictionary is added to the Dictionary list box
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Click OK in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box
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Then
click OK in the Options dialog box
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You
can now add words to your new custom dictionary
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