Exclusion spell file

[aalaan]

Hi all

Am using Word 2000 with all latest updates on W98.

I needed to exclude one word from the spell and followed all the
instructions. The main dictionary file (Australian) was in

C;\programfiles\common files\microsoft shared\PROOF

so I put my *.exc file there too. All was OK.

Then I dragged the new file from explorer to the desktop, and added two
new words. Now nothing works, even the first word (that did before). I
have deleted from the desktop (which seemed to cause the problem) and
then deleted under explorer and started all over again. Nothing works.
Any ideas?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

The location of the file matters. You don't need it on your desktop to edit
it.
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm
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Charles Kenyon

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[aalaan]

Hi Charles

Thank you for replying. I gathered that, but even after starting all over
again it doesn't work now. I'll try again. BTW, it was convenient to access
it from the desktop - I suppose I could make the desktop location simply a
short-cut?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You might double-check your custom dictionary as well. I don't know what
happens if the same word is in the custom dictionary and the exclude list.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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