How To Add A Word To The Dictionary

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Sometimes when you work on a discussion processing document in Microsoft Give-and-take, y'all volition type a word that the programme doesn't recognize, so a blood-red line will announced under words that are actually spelled correctly. Understand how to add a word to the dictionary in Microsoft Give-and-take so information technology will recognize the correct word and stop trying to correct information technology. Moreover, learn how to accept advantage of the custom dictionaries in MS Word so spell bank check doesn't confuse your special terms betwixt the different types of writing y'all do in the programme.

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Determine what type of word you want to add to your dictionary. Make up one's mind if it is one that will apply to all your writing, such as your name, or if it is special jargon specific to a type of writing yous do, like the proper noun of a particular scientist or story character?
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Open the custom dictionary settings for MS Word.
- In Word 2003 for Windows or 2004 for Mac, go to the "Tools" menu, select "Spelling and Grammar�", and click "Options�".
- In Word 2007 or 2010 for Windows, click the File menu button> select options so click "Proofing."
- In Word 2008 or 2011 for Mac, go to the "Word" card, select "Preferences," and click "Authoring and Proofing Tools." Choose the "Spelling and Grammer" option.
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Make sure there isn't a check in the "Suggest from main dictionary just" check box.
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Find the driblet-down menu to select your custom dictionary.
- If the word to be added will employ to special writing projects, select the default, "Custom Dictionary," if it isn't already selected.
- If the word to exist added is specific to a sure type of writing you lot do (for example, technical documents written for work or stories set in a particular fantasy world), click the "Dictionaries�" push button if y'all don't already have a dictionary slotted for that purpose in the drop-down bill of fare.
- Notice the "New�" button in the "Custom Dictionaries" dialog box that pops up.
- Selection a location on your computer to salvage the custom dictionary.
- Make sure that new custom lexicon has a check marker abreast it to betoken that it's active.
- Brand sure the correct custom dictionary is selected as default dictionary.
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Click "OK." and Shut the "Custom Dictionaries" dialog box.
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Shut the "Spelling and Grammar" dialog box if it's open.
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Highlight the give-and-take you want to add together to your selected custom dictionary.
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Run spell check. Spell check will tell you that your special word is misspelled.
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Click the "Add together" button to add together the discussion to your dictionary in Microsoft Word.

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Customizing dictionaries for different types of writing has a twofold do good. Showtime, it reduces the risk that you'll create as well large a custom dictionary. If a custom lexicon file gets too big, MS Role can no longer add to it. Second, changing your custom dictionary between your dissimilar writing types avoids situations where spell check sees "raine" in your essay and assumes it's correct, because you accept a graphic symbol in your story with that name.
When running spell check with your overall "Custom Dictionary" lexicon, hitting "Ignore all" for any terms that are to be checked by your specialized dictionary, and vice versa. That will prevent term overlap when you customize your MS Word lexicon.

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