Add Your Own Words To The Dictionary (Word 2002)
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By default, Word includes its own dictionary. When you are creating a document, any words that are not in the dictionary are underlined with a red squiggly line. This can become an annoyance if you are repeatedly using that word throughout your document. The workaround is to add that word to the dictionary.
To add a word to the dictionary in Word 2002:
- From the Tools menu, click Options.
- Select the Spelling and Grammar tab.
- Click the Custom Dictionaries button.
- Select the dictionary list you want to modify and click Modify.
- Type in the word you want to add to the dictionary and click Add.
- Repeat this step for each additional word you want to add to the dictionary.
An alternate method for adding a word to the dictionary:
- In your document, type in the word that is not recognized in the dictionary.
- Right click the word and click Add to Dictionary.
8 Comments
emily
December 11th, 2006
at 12:41pm
this is confusing
tom zurinskas
February 20th, 2007
at 10:29am
I’ve developed a phonetic spelling called truespel. It would be good to make an autocorrect dictionary list that can take a word typed phonetically first in truespel and then find the traditional spelling.
The truespel dictionary consists of a spreadsheet with 60k words in column A and the truespel equivalent in column B. Can I import the whole list into the dictionary at once?
Thanks
Tom Zurinskas
creator of truespel see truespel.com
PAIGE
August 27th, 2007
at 5:29pm
SOTALLy iS THE NEW WORD ii WANT TO ADD iN THE DiCTiONARy..
ii MADE iT UP TODAy WHEN ii WAS TRyiNG TO SAy SO TOTALLy..BUT yAH..
ii WANT TO PUT iT iN THE DiCTiONARy…
SO HOW DO ii DO THAT?
Mel
February 3rd, 2008
at 7:44am
I think boredoutofyourmindphobea should be a word. My friends and I get it a lot.
Bridey
February 12th, 2008
at 11:09pm
My name Bridey should be in the dictionary because it is my name.
Victoria Mitchell
March 21st, 2008
at 12:24pm
I am hoping my word is fun for others.
MasterZ
May 12th, 2008
at 4:15pm
And how about in Vista? for firefox?
steve
May 13th, 2008
at 5:24pm
Hello my name is steve I think that Kamosh-t should be a word it means what ever you want it to mean.
thankyou