"Custom Dictionary" not available

[Allswellman]

I am using Microsoft Word 2008 and I am getting this error message " 'Custom
Dictionary' not available" every time I start up Word. Then I realize that I
can't add new words or use my custom dictionary at all... the message didn't
lie.

My custom dictionary is not assigned a language (language set to (none)), my
default language in word is set to English (US). My keyboard is QWERTY
layout as well.

I am running Leopard (version 1.5.2) and have run AutoUpdate both for the
system and also within Micrsoft Word, but neither have updates that have
solved my problem. Can anyone help?

 

[John McGhie]

No, not yet. We're still waiting on the update for that.

The cause is thought to be a corruption in the Custom Dictionary, perhaps
inherited from Office 2004.

You can try quitting all Microsoft applications, then finding both custom
dictionaries (if you still have an Office 2004 copy) and dragging both to
your desktop.

Then re-start Word and create a new Custom Dictionary.

With luck, the new one will stick. It does here. If not, you will simply
have to wait for the patch, which can't be more than a month away now.

Sorry

I am using Microsoft Word 2008 and I am getting this error message " 'Custom
Dictionary' not available" every time I start up Word. Then I realize that I
can't add new words or use my custom dictionary at all... the message didn't
lie.

My custom dictionary is not assigned a language (language set to (none)), my
default language in word is set to English (US). My keyboard is QWERTY
layout as well.

I am running Leopard (version 1.5.2) and have run AutoUpdate both for the
system and also within Micrsoft Word, but neither have updates that have
solved my problem. Can anyone help?

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[Fergal Condron]

Have you tried removing the Custom Dictionary (Word\Preferences\Spelling and
Grammar\Dictionaries) and creating a new one?
Do you still get the same alert?

Fergal Condron,
Macintosh Business Unit
Microsoft Corp.
This posting is provided ³AS IS² with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

 

[Allswellman]

I have removed the Custom Dictionary and created a new one. This has
completely solved my problem! Thank you all.