Custom Dictionary doesn't work

[Guest]

I cannot get the custom dictionary to add words in office 2003 or in the new
beta 2007. The add button is greyed out. The spell checker works ok and the
add button is not greyed out but will still not let me add the word. Any
ideas on what is happening?

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Chances are, you've set a "Language" on the custom dictionary and you have
only ONE custom dictionary.

You must either set a single custom dictionary to "No Language" so it will
accept words from text market with ANY language, or you must have a custom
dictionary for every language in which you spell-check: one for American,
one for Australian, one for British English...

I cannot get the custom dictionary to add words in office 2003 or in the new
beta 2007. The add button is greyed out. The spell checker works ok and the
add button is not greyed out but will still not let me add the word. Any
ideas on what is happening?

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me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Guest]

John,
That appears to be what I had done, made the change and all works now. Thank
you.
Doug Brown

Chances are, you've set a "Language" on the custom dictionary and you have
only ONE custom dictionary.

You must either set a single custom dictionary to "No Language" so it will
accept words from text market with ANY language, or you must have a custom
dictionary for every language in which you spell-check: one for American,
one for Australian, one for British English...

I cannot get the custom dictionary to add words in office 2003 or in the new
beta 2007. The add button is greyed out. The spell checker works ok and the
add button is not greyed out but will still not let me add the word. Any
ideas on what is happening?

--

Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410