Added a word by mistake to Word 2007 custom dictionary

Arlene · External Since: Nov 18, 2004 Posts: 116

I accidentally added a misspelling to the custom dictionary in Word 2007 by
right-clicking the Word and clicking Add to Dictionary. How can I remove that
word from the dictionary so it will continue to be marked with a red wavy
underline? Thanks in advance.

Arlene

Jay Freedman · External Since: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 2955

Click the Office button > Word Options > Proofing. In the middle of
the dialog, click the Custom Dictionaries button. In the next dialog,
click the Edit Word List button. And in the third dialog, select the
incorrect word and click the Delete button.

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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:31:08 -0800, Arlene
<Arlene RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I accidentally added a misspelling to the custom dictionary in Word 2007 by
>right-clicking the Word and clicking Add to Dictionary. How can I remove that
>word from the dictionary so it will continue to be marked with a red wavy
>underline? Thanks in advance.
>
>Arlene

Arlene · External Since: Nov 18, 2004 Posts: 116

Jay--you are an angel!!This sure is easier than the way it used to be in Word
2003. Thanks again.

Arlene

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> Click the Office button > Word Options > Proofing. In the middle of
> the dialog, click the Custom Dictionaries button. In the next dialog,
> click the Edit Word List button. And in the third dialog, select the
> incorrect word and click the Delete button.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:31:08 -0800, Arlene
> <Arlene.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I accidentally added a misspelling to the custom dictionary in Word 2007 by
> >right-clicking the Word and clicking Add to Dictionary. How can I remove that
> >word from the dictionary so it will continue to be marked with a red wavy
> >underline? Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Arlene
>

Arlene · External Since: Nov 18, 2004 Posts: 116

Jay--when I go into Word Help and type a keyword in the search box like I did
to try to track this answer down with "spell check," I rarely get hits even
if I'm specific in my keywords. Have you found this too or maybe because
you're so familair with Word, you don't have a need to use it. I'm really
disappointed in the 07 Help feature. Am I doing something wrong?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> Click the Office button > Word Options > Proofing. In the middle of
> the dialog, click the Custom Dictionaries button. In the next dialog,
> click the Edit Word List button. And in the third dialog, select the
> incorrect word and click the Delete button.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:31:08 -0800, Arlene
> <Arlene.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I accidentally added a misspelling to the custom dictionary in Word 2007 by
> >right-clicking the Word and clicking Add to Dictionary. How can I remove that
> >word from the dictionary so it will continue to be marked with a red wavy
> >underline? Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Arlene
>

Jay Freedman · External Since: Mar 17, 2004 Posts: 2955

No, the help in 2007 seems to be horribly indexed. It's been going
steadily downhill since Word 2000.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:42:56 -0800, Arlene
<Arlene RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Jay--when I go into Word Help and type a keyword in the search box like I did
>to try to track this answer down with "spell check," I rarely get hits even
>if I'm specific in my keywords. Have you found this too or maybe because
>you're so familair with Word, you don't have a need to use it. I'm really
>disappointed in the 07 Help feature. Am I doing something wrong?
>
>"Jay Freedman" wrote:
>
>> Click the Office button > Word Options > Proofing. In the middle of
>> the dialog, click the Custom Dictionaries button. In the next dialog,
>> click the Edit Word List button. And in the third dialog, select the
>> incorrect word and click the Delete button.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Jay Freedman
>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>
>> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:31:08 -0800, Arlene
>> <Arlene RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I accidentally added a misspelling to the custom dictionary in Word 2007 by
>> >right-clicking the Word and clicking Add to Dictionary. How can I remove that
>> >word from the dictionary so it will continue to be marked with a red wavy
>> >underline? Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> >Arlene
>>