Custom Dictionary

[Paul Schaller]

How do you fix it when it says that the custom dictionary is not
available in the preferences folder?

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Hi Paul:

Follow the instructions in the Help for creating a new one. Chances are,
the problem is not that it is not "there", but that it is either not
"active", or it is marked with the wrong language. Either way, that
procedure will fix it.

Look in the Preferences Folder for the old one. If you find it, try to open
it in TextEdit. If you can, then you can copy the words from it into the
new one.

Chances are that the custom dictionary is *present* but is marked with the
wrong language, or it is disabled.

Again, follow the instructions in the Help to set the custom dictionary to
"no language" ("All languages", in later versions of Word).

Note that "English" is not a language. There are 29 varieties of "English",
and the one your text is marked with, and the one your custom dictionary is
marked with, must match exactly. If they do not, the custom dictionary will
not be available even if it exists. Most people who work in English learn
to set their Custom Dictionary to No Language/All Languages to avoid this
problem.

To be available, a Custom Dictionary must be "Active". Follow the
instructions in the Help to make it active. To allow use in other
applications, the custom dictionary must be the first dictionary in the list
if you use several custom dictionaries. Move it up if it is not.


Hope this helps

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How do you fix it when it says that the custom dictionary is not
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[TakeOutGarbage&Trash]

Hi Paul:

Follow the instructions in the Help for creating a new one. Chances are,
the problem is not that it is not "there", but that it is either not
"active", or it is marked with the wrong language. Either way, that
procedure will fix it.

Look in the Preferences Folder for the old one. If you find it, try to open
it in TextEdit. If you can, then you can copy the words from it into the
new one.

Chances are that the custom dictionary is *present* but is marked with the
wrong language, or it is disabled.

Again, follow the instructions in the Help to set the custom dictionary to
"no language" ("All languages", in later versions of Word).

Note that "English" is not a language. There are 29 varieties of "English",
and the one your text is marked with, and the one your custom dictionary is
marked with, must match exactly. If they do not, the custom dictionary will
not be available even if it exists. Most people who work in English learn
to set their Custom Dictionary to No Language/All Languages to avoid this
problem.

To be available, a Custom Dictionary must be "Active". Follow the
instructions in the Help to make it active. To allow use in other
applications, the custom dictionary must be the first dictionary in the list
if you use several custom dictionaries. Move it up if it is not.


Hope this helps

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John, Hi,
29 varieties of English! I assume Word can cope with them all. Where/how
might I get a dictionary for the one I use: English(Canadian)? Can you
help?
Thanks from,
me

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Hmmm.... That's interesting... PC Word has English Canadian built-in.
Mac Word doesn't have it at all.

No: Sorry, if it's not built-in, you can't get it anywhere, unless you can
find a website that offers a spell-checker for Mac Word X.

Many people use SpellCatcher to fill in the gaps. Well I'll be DAMNED!!!
Cassidy and Green has gone broke. SpellCatcher has moved to HERE:
http://www.rainmakerinc.com/English/Pages/News.html

Hope this helps

This responds to microsoft.public.mac.office.word on Tue, 01 Jul 2003

John, Hi,
29 varieties of English! I assume Word can cope with them all. Where/how
might I get a dictionary for the one I use: English(Canadian)? Can you
help?
Thanks from,
me

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