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How to edit words in a spell check Dictionary?
Go to Word > Preferences. Under Authoring and Proofing Tools, select Spelling & Grammar. If you want to use custom dictionaries, make sure the Suggest from main dictionary only check box is cleared. Select Dictionaries. Select the dictionary that you want to edit.
How do you remove a word from a dictionary?
To delete a word, select it in the Dictionary box, and then click Delete. To edit a word, delete it, and then add it with the spelling you want. To remove all words, click Delete all.
What happens when you edit a custom dictionary?
The custom dictionary opens as a document for editing. Make the changes that you want to make, and then save the document. Note: When you edit a custom dictionary, Word stops checking your spelling as you type.
How can I find duplicate words in my dictionary?
Select Misspelled Words to find words that do not appear in the language dictionary. Select Repeated Words to find duplicate words such as “the the.” Select Uncapitalized Words to find words (such as “germany”) that appear in the dictionary only as capitalized words (“Germany”).
How do you add a word to a dictionary?
To add a word to a dictionary, select the dictionary from the Add To menu, and click Add. Click Dictionary to display the Dictionary dialog box, where you can specify the target dictionary and language, and specify hyphenation breaks in the added word. If you want to add the word to all languages, choose All Languages from the Language menu.
How do I change the language of my dictionary?
Open the Custom Dictionaries dialog box by following the steps in the Open the Custom Dictionaries dialog box section, above. In the Dictionary list box, click the dictionary that you want to change. On the Dictionary language menu, click the language for which the dictionary should be used.