#HOW TO ADD CUSTOM DICTIONARY IN WORD 2016 HOW TO#
#HOW TO ADD CUSTOM DICTIONARY IN WORD 2016 PRO#

#HOW TO ADD CUSTOM DICTIONARY IN WORD 2016 HOW TO#

If you want to edit the existing words in your default custom dictionary or another custom dictionary, visit вЂњ How to Edit Your Custom Dictionary in Microsoft Word.вЂќДў. If your Custom Dictionary dialog box is still open, you can skip to step 5. This section assumes that you closed the Custom Dictionary dialog box after completing the previous section. Now, letвЂ™s populate your newly created custom dictionary. OK button in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box Select the OK button in the Custom Dictionary dialog box. (Optional Step) Uncheck the new dictionary if you do not want it to be automatically applied to current or future documents.ДЎ1. New dictionary listed in the Custom Dictionaries dialog boxДЎ0. The Create Custom Dictionary dialog box will close automatically, and your new dictionary will appear in the Custom Dictionary dialog box. Save button in the Create Custom Dictionary dialog box File name text box in the Create Custom Dictionary dialog boxД©. Type the name of your new custom dictionary in the File name text box. See step 6 in How to Add or Remove a Custom Dictionary for a Specific File, below, for instructions on adding dictionaries saved in other locations.ДЁ. If you want to share your new dictionary, save the file in another folder accessible by other Word users in your organization.

#HOW TO ADD CUSTOM DICTIONARY IN WORD 2016 PRO#

Pro Tip: By default, Word will save your new custom dictionary in the UProof folder connected to your user name, which means that only you can access that dictionary. File path in the Create Custom Dictionary dialog box See the Pro Tip below for additional information. Note that the default location chosen by Word will be appropriate for most users. Choose a file location for your new dictionary in the Create Custom Dictionary dialog box. New button in the Custom Dictionaries dialog boxД§. Dictionary list in the Custom Dictionaries dialog boxД¦.

(If All Languages or English is selected, the New button will be grayed out, which means it is unavailable.) Figure 5. Select any of the available options in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box to make the New button available. Custom Dictionaries button in the Word Options dialog boxДҐ. Proofing in the Word Options dialog boxД¤. Select Proofing in the Word Options dialog box. WeвЂ™ve previously published an article that talks about transferring and moving your Microsoft Office custom dictionary for Office 20, but it still works the same way in Office 2010 and Office 2013.1. You can also easily transfer them to another computer. Once youвЂ™ve set up your custom dictionaries the way you want them, you can back them up so you donвЂ™t have to go to the trouble of setting them up again. When you have finished setting up your custom dictionaries, click OK on the Custom Dictionaries dialog box to close it and save your changes. To change the language associated with a custom dictionary, select the desired dictionary in the list and select a language from the Dictionary language drop-down list. You can associate a particular language with a custom dictionary so Word uses that dictionary only when you check the spelling of text in that particular language. That means the dictionary is used to check spelling of text in any language. When you create a new custom dictionary, Word associates all languages with the dictionary. dic file is NOT removed from the hard drive, only from the list of custom dictionaries Word uses. To remove a custom dictionary you donвЂ™t want to use anymore, select the dictionary in the list and click Remove. To do this, click Add on the Custom Dictionaries dialog box. You can also add third-party custom dictionaries to Word to expand the list of words to which it refers when checking spelling. This option is also on the Proofing screen in the When correcting spelling and grammar in Word section on the Word Options dialog box. NOTE: The Add to Dictionary option is only available when the option for checking spelling as you type is also on.

To change which custom dictionary is the default, select the desired dictionary from the Dictionary List and click Change Default. This adds the selected word(s) to the default custom dictionary. You can quickly add words to the custom dictionary by right-clicking on a word that has a red, squiggly underline under it and selecting Add to Dictionary option. If you want to clear the entire list from the custom dictionary, click Delete all. To remove a word, select the word in the Dictionary list and click Delete. To add a word to the selected custom dictionary, enter a word in the Word(s) edit box and click Add. Select the custom dictionary in the list and click Edit Word List. On the Custom Dictionaries dialog box, you can manually edit the word list in each custom dictionary.

Scroll down to the When correcting spelling in Microsoft Office programs section and click Custom Dictionaries.

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