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Incorrectly spelled words saved in MS Word dictionary

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:46:38 GMT

July 10 2006

Q: Sometimes when using the Spell Checker feature in Word, I have added several incorrect spellings to the Dictionary. How can I delete them?

A: Here’s how:

-In Word:

1. Tools > Options…

2. Click the ‘Spelling & Grammar’ tab

3. Click the ‘Custom Dictionary…’ button

-The Custom Dictionary window appears

At this point, you usually have one dictionary highlighted called ‘Custom.dic’. If not, then select it

4. Click the ‘Modify’ button

-This brings up all the words in the dictionary

5. Browse through the list and Select/Delete the words that are incorrect

-When done

6. Click OK

7. Click OK

8. Click OK

By the way: The Spell Checker in Word is the same Spell Check mechanism that is used in all Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, etc). When you make the above changes in Word, the dictionary will be updated in these programs too.

Use AutoCorrect for nomenclature

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:26:16 GMT

Oct 3 2005

Q: In my industry, I have several nomenclatures that are quite lengthy to type. Is there a way that I can just type in the first few letters of the word then have the rest of the word appear?

A: Yes. MS Word has a feature called AutoCorrect. You can use this feature for this task as well as correct commonly misspelled words. Here’s how:

In Word:

1. Tools > AutoCorrect Options...

2. In the Replace field, type in the first few letters. Ex. ‘stereol’

3. In the With field, type in the complete word. Ex. ‘stereolithography’

4. Click OK

Now every you type in ‘stereol’, Word will automatically replace it with stereolithography.

That's it!

Check your spelling

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:59:36 GMT

April 25 2005

Q: I use Outlook as my email management program. Even though I am a pretty good speller, my typing needs improvement. How can I get Outlook to automatically check all my emails spelling before it sends them?

A: All you need to do is turn on the spell checker feature. Here's how:

1. Open Outlook

2. Tools > Options...

3. Click the 'Spelling' tab

4. Select 'Always check spelling before sending'

5. Click the 'Apply' button

6. Click the 'OK' button

*The same process works for Outlook Express. Now there are no more exqcuses