The Add to dictionary not working

pastor · External Since: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 1

when I right click and try to: Add to dictionary it is not available! it is
grayed out
I have tried re installing MS word 2003 but it is the same!

Please help me

Doug Potter [MSFT] · External Since: Oct 21, 2004 Posts: 13

The usual reason for this is that your custom dictionary is read-only or
that when the speller opened it, there was an error reading it. The latter
might happen if you hand edited the file.

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"pastor" <pastor DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> when I right click and try to: Add to dictionary it is not available! it
> is
> grayed out
> I have tried re installing MS word 2003 but it is the same!
>
> Please help me

tonyblu · Joined: Jul 31, 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Lagos

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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