I know how to add a single word to the custom dictionary, but what if I have
a whole text file list of words that I want added? Isn't there a better way
instead of adding them one at a time and taking all day with it ? It seems
like there should be some way to import a text file wordlist, or a csv
wordlist. Anyone know how ?

The Custom Dictionary is just a list of words in plain text. Simply open
custom.dic and paste in a list of Words and sort into alphabetical order.
However, don't exceed the 1000 entry file size.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

"DavidR194" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0E3079A8-B8D3-46E6-A1EC-(E-Mail Removed)...
:I know how to add a single word to the custom dictionary, but what if I
have
: a whole text file list of words that I want added? Isn't there a better
way
: instead of adding them one at a time and taking all day with it ? It
seems
: like there should be some way to import a text file wordlist, or a csv
: wordlist. Anyone know how ?

Thanks ! That will save a bunch of time. Could you please clarify...the
"1000 entry file size"... does that mean you can't import more than 1000
words at a time or the words can't be longer than 1000 characters...or ???

--David



"TF" wrote:

> The Custom Dictionary is just a list of words in plain text. Simply open
> custom.dic and paste in a list of Words and sort into alphabetical order.
> However, don't exceed the 1000 entry file size.
>
> --
> Terry Farrell - Word MVP
> http://word.mvps.org/
>
> "DavidR194" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0E3079A8-B8D3-46E6-A1EC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> :I know how to add a single word to the custom dictionary, but what if I
> have
> : a whole text file list of words that I want added? Isn't there a better
> way
> : instead of adding them one at a time and taking all day with it ? It
> seems
> : like there should be some way to import a text file wordlist, or a csv
> : wordlist. Anyone know how ?
>
>
>

David

I didn't make that too clear did I! I meant that only 1000 words can be in a
custom.dic. However, as you probably realise, you can create more
custom.dics.

Terry

"DavidR194" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news1B996EC-6269-47E4-A0FE-(E-Mail Removed)...
: Thanks ! That will save a bunch of time. Could you please clarify...the
: "1000 entry file size"... does that mean you can't import more than 1000
: words at a time or the words can't be longer than 1000 characters...or ???
:
: --David
:
:
:
: "TF" wrote:
:
: > The Custom Dictionary is just a list of words in plain text. Simply open
: > custom.dic and paste in a list of Words and sort into alphabetical
order.
: > However, don't exceed the 1000 entry file size.
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > http://word.mvps.org/
: >
: > "DavidR194" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
: > news:0E3079A8-B8D3-46E6-A1EC-(E-Mail Removed)...
: > :I know how to add a single word to the custom dictionary, but what if I
: > have
: > : a whole text file list of words that I want added? Isn't there a
better
: > way
: > : instead of adding them one at a time and taking all day with it ? It
: > seems
: > : like there should be some way to import a text file wordlist, or a csv
: > : wordlist. Anyone know how ?
: >
: >
: >

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:22:47 -0000, "TF"
<terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote:

>The Custom Dictionary is just a list of words in plain text. Simply open
>custom.dic and paste in a list of Words and sort into alphabetical order.
>However, don't exceed the 1000 entry file size.

Comments below apply to the English spell checker for Word 2000 and
later; others may differ...

There is no limit in Word 2000 and later. One user reported using a
custom dictionary containing over 160,000 words.

When adding words, you should generally use lower case. If you use any
capital letters in the entry, the entry will match only text words
with the same capital letters.

It is possible to add plural forms of initialisms (acronyms) to the
custom dictionary, e.g. "PDFs". This is the only way to keep them from
being flagged.

Adding hyphenated words is tricky. If Word thinks that some of the
pieces are correctly-spelled words, it will probably not allow you to
add the entire hyphenated "word". If none of the pieces are
recognized, it may allow you to add the item.

The dictionary will also accept words with slashes or with straight
apostrophes. Other punctuation may or may not work.

Avoid any characters not in the code page 1252.

A word may not contain more than 64 characters.

Sorting is not required and duplicate entries do not hurt; the next
time that you add a word using Word's dialogs, the list will be sorted
and duplicates will be eliminated by Word.

Bob S

You say there's no limit, but I keep getting a message that the dictionary is
full (Office2003). I tried creating a custom2.dic, that didn't work. I
tried making custom2.dic the default dictionary, that didn't work. So then I
tried opening a different Word document. It appears to be document specific.
If I open a second document, I can add a word to the dictionary (whether or
not the first document is open at the same time. But I can't add anything
from the document that I'm in. I've exited and restarted Word, same problem.
Haven't tried rebooting yet. Any idea what the message and inability to add
a word is all about? Thanks.

"Bob S" wrote:

> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:22:47 -0000, "TF"
> <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote:
>
> >The Custom Dictionary is just a list of words in plain text. Simply open
> >custom.dic and paste in a list of Words and sort into alphabetical order.
> >However, don't exceed the 1000 entry file size.
>
> Comments below apply to the English spell checker for Word 2000 and
> later; others may differ...
>
> There is no limit in Word 2000 and later. One user reported using a
> custom dictionary containing over 160,000 words.
>
> When adding words, you should generally use lower case. If you use any
> capital letters in the entry, the entry will match only text words
> with the same capital letters.
>
> It is possible to add plural forms of initialisms (acronyms) to the
> custom dictionary, e.g. "PDFs". This is the only way to keep them from
> being flagged.
>
> Adding hyphenated words is tricky. If Word thinks that some of the
> pieces are correctly-spelled words, it will probably not allow you to
> add the entire hyphenated "word". If none of the pieces are
> recognized, it may allow you to add the item.
>
> The dictionary will also accept words with slashes or with straight
> apostrophes. Other punctuation may or may not work.
>
> Avoid any characters not in the code page 1252.
>
> A word may not contain more than 64 characters.
>
> Sorting is not required and duplicate entries do not hurt; the next
> time that you add a word using Word's dialogs, the list will be sorted
> and duplicates will be eliminated by Word.
>
> Bob S
>
>
>

The message is bogus. See “You receive an error message when you add a word
to the custom dictionary in Word 2003”
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813996

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Magoo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9702DCC6-6A6C-4633-B3BE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> You say there's no limit, but I keep getting a message that the dictionary
is
> full (Office2003). I tried creating a custom2.dic, that didn't work. I
> tried making custom2.dic the default dictionary, that didn't work. So
then I
> tried opening a different Word document. It appears to be document
specific.
> If I open a second document, I can add a word to the dictionary (whether
or
> not the first document is open at the same time. But I can't add anything
> from the document that I'm in. I've exited and restarted Word, same
problem.
> Haven't tried rebooting yet. Any idea what the message and inability to
add
> a word is all about? Thanks.
>
> "Bob S" wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:22:47 -0000, "TF"
> > <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote:
> >
> > >The Custom Dictionary is just a list of words in plain text. Simply
open
> > >custom.dic and paste in a list of Words and sort into alphabetical
order.
> > >However, don't exceed the 1000 entry file size.
> >
> > Comments below apply to the English spell checker for Word 2000 and
> > later; others may differ...
> >
> > There is no limit in Word 2000 and later. One user reported using a
> > custom dictionary containing over 160,000 words.
> >
> > When adding words, you should generally use lower case. If you use any
> > capital letters in the entry, the entry will match only text words
> > with the same capital letters.
> >
> > It is possible to add plural forms of initialisms (acronyms) to the
> > custom dictionary, e.g. "PDFs". This is the only way to keep them from
> > being flagged.
> >
> > Adding hyphenated words is tricky. If Word thinks that some of the
> > pieces are correctly-spelled words, it will probably not allow you to
> > add the entire hyphenated "word". If none of the pieces are
> > recognized, it may allow you to add the item.
> >
> > The dictionary will also accept words with slashes or with straight
> > apostrophes. Other punctuation may or may not work.
> >
> > Avoid any characters not in the code page 1252.
> >
> > A word may not contain more than 64 characters.
> >
> > Sorting is not required and duplicate entries do not hurt; the next
> > time that you add a word using Word's dialogs, the list will be sorted
> > and duplicates will be eliminated by Word.
> >
> > Bob S
> >
> >
> >

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 17:41:22 -0600 from Suzanne S. Barnhill
<(E-Mail Removed)>:
> The message is bogus. See ?You receive an error message when you add a word
> to the custom dictionary in Word 2003?
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813996

Typo in the URL?

"The Knowledge Base (KB) Article You Requested Is Currently Not
Available"

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
"Do I smell the revolting stench of self-esteem?"
-- Jon Lovitz, in /The Producers/ (2005)

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 20:08:42 -0500, Stan Brown
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Sat, 7 Jan 2006 17:41:22 -0600 from Suzanne S. Barnhill
><(E-Mail Removed)>:
>> The message is bogus. See ?You receive an error message when you add a word
>> to the custom dictionary in Word 2003?
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813996
>
>Typo in the URL?
>
>"The Knowledge Base (KB) Article You Requested Is Currently Not
>Available"

Arggh... Somebody at Microsoft is apparently assigned to take pages
offline at random. ;-)

There are nearly identical pages for Word 2000 and Word 2002 at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224035 and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291176.

--
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.

Thanks, Jay. I was just confirming in TechNet that the KB article number is
definitely correct, but the other articles should fill the bill.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jay Freedman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 20:08:42 -0500, Stan Brown
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Sat, 7 Jan 2006 17:41:22 -0600 from Suzanne S. Barnhill
> ><(E-Mail Removed)>:
> >> The message is bogus. See ?You receive an error message when you add a
word
> >> to the custom dictionary in Word 2003?
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813996
> >
> >Typo in the URL?
> >
> >"The Knowledge Base (KB) Article You Requested Is Currently Not
> >Available"
>
> Arggh... Somebody at Microsoft is apparently assigned to take pages
> offline at random. ;-)
>
> There are nearly identical pages for Word 2000 and Word 2002 at
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224035 and
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291176.
>
> --
> 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.