Add to Dictionary

Cheryl · External Since: Dec 15, 2004 Posts: 139

Spell Check will not allow me to 'Add to Dictionary' any words in Word. The
button is not active. Any suggestions apprecieated please.

Cindy M. · External Since: Aug 07, 2006 Posts: 1465

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Q2hlcnls?=,

> Spell Check will not allow me to 'Add to Dictionary' any words in Word. The
> button is not active.
>
Which version of Office/Word? The most common problem is a mis-match of the
language the text is formatted with and that of the custom dictionary...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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StillVicki · External Since: Jun 05, 2007 Posts: 2

I to cannot add to my dictionary. I am using word 2003. HELP!

"Cindy M." wrote:

> Hi =?Utf-8?B?Q2hlcnls?=,
>
> > Spell Check will not allow me to 'Add to Dictionary' any words in Word. The
> > button is not active.
> >
> Which version of Office/Word? The most common problem is a mis-match of the
> language the text is formatted with and that of the custom dictionary...
>
> Cindy Meister
> INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
> http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
> http://www.word.mvps.org
>
> This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply
> in the newsgroup and not by e-mail Smile

>
>

http://tonyblu.blogspot.c · External Since: Jul 31, 2007 Posts: 3

Get to:
Tools/Options/Spelling & Grammar/Custom Dictionaries...

Select your Custom.dic, then click Modify.
If you cant modify ur Custom.dic than means it has been corrupted.

Enable view Protected operating system files (remember to disable this
when you are through)

Folder options/View/
radio button: Show hidden files and folders.
uncheck: Hide protected operating system files.

Locate and open the Custom.dic file.
The Full path shuld look like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

On opening and scrolling through my Custom.dic file (in a notepad), I
noticed that some sections were corrupted, viz:
"INDX( Ä4s , ( 8 è Ç1 Æ1 ......................"

I simply deleted the corrupted sections, and saved the Custom.dic
file.

This solved my problem.

The Add to Dictionary was restored.

NB:
If you hav multiple Custom.dic files, and any of them is corrupted,
and you have them checked alongside the default in "Tools/Options/
Spelling & Grammar/Custom Dictionaries...", the same problem will
persist.
It might be good if you can corrected all the corrupted *.dic files,
or uncheck or even Remove any *.dic file that still corrupted.

Cheers.
Tony.
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