The following steps show how to (1) add or remove a custom dictionary already connected to your document and (2) add a custom dictionary currently unconnected to your document (i.e., a dictionary saved outside of the UProof folder). Therefore, I strongly encourage you to review the Custom Dictionary dialog box regularly to ensure that Word is using the dictionaries that you want-and none that you don’t. How to Add or Remove a Custom Dictionary for a Specific Fileīy default, Word’s Editor (which is the new name for the spelling and grammar check) applies all custom dictionaries to your documents unless specific dictionaries are manually unchecked in the Custom Dictionary dialog box. In an upcoming tutorial, we’ll use a simple text editor such as Notepad to add multiple words at once to a custom dictionary. OK button in the Edit Word List dialog box The Custom Dictionaries dialog box will close automatically. Select the OK button when you are finished adding words to save your changes. Add button in the Edit Word List dialog boxĩ. Words(s) text box in the Edit Word List dialog boxĨ. Type one word at a time into the Word(s) text box in the Edit Word List dialog box. Edit Word List button in the Custom Dictionaries dialog boxħ. Select your new dictionary in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box (see figure 10).Ħ. Select the Custom Dictionaries button (see figure 4).ĥ. Select Proofing in the Word Options dialog box (see figure 3).Ĥ. Select Options in the Backstage view (see figure 2).ģ. If you want to edit the existing words in your default custom dictionary or another custom dictionary, visit “ How to Edit Your Custom Dictionary in Microsoft Word.”Ģ. If your Custom Dictionary dialog box is still open, you can skip to step 5. This section assumes that you closed the Custom Dictionary dialog box after completing the previous section. Now, let’s populate your newly created custom dictionary. OK button in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box Select the OK button in the Custom Dictionary dialog box. (Optional Step) Uncheck the new dictionary if you do not want it to be automatically applied to current or future documents.ġ1. New dictionary listed in the Custom Dictionaries dialog boxġ0. The Create Custom Dictionary dialog box will close automatically, and your new dictionary will appear in the Custom Dictionary dialog box. Save button in the Create Custom Dictionary dialog box File name text box in the Create Custom Dictionary dialog boxĩ. Type the name of your new custom dictionary in the File name text box.
See step 6 in How to Add or Remove a Custom Dictionary for a Specific File, below, for instructions on adding dictionaries saved in other locations.Ĩ. If you want to share your new dictionary, save the file in another folder accessible by other Word users in your organization.
Pro Tip: By default, Word will save your new custom dictionary in the UProof folder connected to your user name, which means that only you can access that dictionary. File path in the Create Custom Dictionary dialog box See the Pro Tip below for additional information. Note that the default location chosen by Word will be appropriate for most users. Choose a file location for your new dictionary in the Create Custom Dictionary dialog box. New button in the Custom Dictionaries dialog boxħ. Dictionary list in the Custom Dictionaries dialog boxĦ. (If All Languages or English is selected, the New button will be grayed out, which means it is unavailable.) Figure 5. Select any of the available options in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box to make the New button available. Custom Dictionaries button in the Word Options dialog boxĥ. Proofing in the Word Options dialog boxĤ. Select Proofing in the Word Options dialog box. Update: I found that regardless of the System Default Language, switching theĭictionary Default Language to All Languages does the trick as well.1. Switching it back to English (US) did the trick for me. But my System default language was ENGLISH (US) and my dictionary default language was ENGLISH (UK). In my case, the first option didn't work asĬUSTOM.DIC was already selected. Still if above is either not working or your default dictionary is already CUSTOM.DIC, then in the same screen (near the bottom) check the default dictionary language and match it with your System Default Language. If it is not then make CUSTOM.DIC as default. Here check if default dictionary is CUSTOM.DIC or not. Mail > Spelling and Autocorrect > Proofing > Custom Dictionaries. For the benefit of others, I have merged his solution with what Here below I am combining Vishal's solution with another solution that I found while trying to apply Vishal's solution which didn't work for me however gave me the correct direction to follow.