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#How do i activate the custom dictionary in word install#

If this doesn’t work then look inside the file with a text editor and check that the file does not start with the # character followed by LID 1033 or similar in which case the file is specific to the language 1033 (which happens to be US English). If the file CUSTOM.DIC is present then select it and click Open.

If you click Add you should see a list of custom dictionaries in the folder C:\Users\username\Appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\UProof. If you suspect this is an issue in your case, you should talk with your network administrator to get it checked out. This potential problem normally only crops up if you are using a custom dictionary on a network and you don't have sufficient permissions to make changes to the file. You could also check to make sure that the dictionary is accessible by you and that you have rights to work on it. Of course, if you tried to go through the above steps, you would have noticed fairly easily that there wasn't a custom dictionary-there would have been nothing shown in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box (step 3).

If the above steps don't solve the problem, then it is possible that you don't have a custom dictionary set up on your system. You can always set up multiple custom dictionaries and make sure that each of them is configured to the different languages in which you are working. In other words, if you set the language in step 6 to French, then you won't be able to add any words that are in English, German, Spanish, or some other language. If you have the custom dictionary set to something other than All Languages in step 5, then Word only lets you add words that are in the language you specified.

Close all the open dialog boxes when you are done.

At the bottom of the dialog box is the Language drop-down list.

In the list of dictionaries, select the one you want to check.

Word displays the Custom Dictionaries dialog box.

Click on the Custom Dictionaries button.

Click Proofing at the left side of the dialog box.

In Word 2010 display the File tab of the ribbon and then click Options.) (In Word 2007 click the Office button and then click Word Options. You can check the language of your dictionary in this manner: Word keeps track of the language of both your text and allows you to specify with what language a dictionary should be associated. The most likely cause for this situation is that the language of the word you are trying to add doesn't match the language of the dictionary. However, when he right-clicks on the word in order to add it to the dictionary, he finds the "add to dictionary" option grayed out, so that he cannot add it. If you don’t have Word for the desktop, you can try it or buy it with the latest version of Office.Richard notes that when doing a spelling check in the background, Word dutifully underlines words it thinks are spelled incorrectly. To add words to a dictionary, see Add words to your spell check dictionary.

#How do i activate the custom dictionary in word install#

If you want to install a dictionary or see definitions and you have Word for the desktop, click Open in Word and follow the steps in Check spelling and grammar. To correct a misspelled word, switch to Editing View by clicking Edit Document > Edit in Browser.Įither right-click the word you want to correct, or select the word and click Review > Spelling.Ī short menu opens to show alternative spellings and words.Ĭlick the spelling or word you want to use.įor more about checking spelling in Word for the web, see Check spelling in Word for the web. Word for the web checks spelling, but its built-in word list doesn’t show definitions, and you can’t look up words, add words, or add dictionaries the way you can with Word for the desktop.īoth Word for the web and Word for the desktop mark misspelled words with a wavy red underline.