How can I query words mistyped but correctly spelled?

[I Gertler]

I often mistype 'from' in Word, when I mean to type 'form'. I recall being
able to set up a custome dictionary in earlier versions of Word, but am
unable to to remeber how to do it now! Can anyone help with this problem?

 

[Beth Melton]

It's called an Exclusion dictionary but the steps you need to take to create
it depends on the version of Word you are using.

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Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm. I'd be leery
of adding a word as common as "from," though.

 

[Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]]

Hi,

Like Suzanne, I would be very reluctant to remove the word "form" from your
lexicon (you would start seeing red squiggles under the word in correct
sentences like "fill in the form...").

Note that the confusion between "from" and "form" is now addressed in Office
2007 with the new contextual speller (it will not catch all mistakes, of
course, but it certainly helps). If you type something like "The flight form
New York has been delayed", you will see blue squiggles under "form" to draw
your attention to this contextual mistake.

You can read about this new feature on our blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/naturallanguage/archive/tags/contextual+speller/default.aspx

I hope it helps,

Thierry

Thierry Fontenelle [MSFT]
Microsoft Natural Language Group