restore the spellcheck dictionary

[coastal visitor]

can I restore the spellcheck dictionary to the way it was when microsoft
office was originally installed. the dictionary seems to have errors at this
time.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The lexicon file used by the spell checker is never changed. Any errors that
have been introduced are in your custom dictionary (custom.dic by default)
and can be edited out. You should find a button on the Spelling and Grammar
tab of Tools | Options that gives you access to this dictionary; the
interface varies somewhat among versions, but you should be able to figure
out how to do it. If you find that the offending word is not in the custom
dictionary, it may be an "incorrect" word that is allowed by the lexicon
because it is in fact acceptable in some contexts. If you'd like to have it
marked as incorrect anyway, you can add it to an "exclude" dictionary; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm

 

[Richard Savage]

The lexicon file used by the spell checker is never changed. Any errors that
have been introduced are in your custom dictionary (custom.dic by default)
and can be edited out. You should find a button on the Spelling and Grammar
tab of Tools | Options that gives you access to this dictionary; the
interface varies somewhat among versions, but you should be able to figure
out how to do it. If you find that the offending word is not in the custom
dictionary, it may be an "incorrect" word that is allowed by the lexicon
because it is in fact acceptable in some contexts. If you'd like to have it
marked as incorrect anyway, you can add it to an "exclude" dictionary; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm

Hi Suzanne,

Can you enlighten me as to why Word (under XP Pro + SP2) will not
suggest any replacements (even from custom.dic) for miss-spelled or
unrecognised words? (English-UK language)

Regrds Richard

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No, I have no idea. Have you tried posting in
microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar?

 

[Richard Savage]

No, I have no idea. Have you tried posting in
microsoft.public.word.spelling.grammar?

Yes,

Same time as I posted my reply to this thread - result? total silence!

Richard

 

[Richard Savage]

Yes,

Same time as I posted my reply to this thread - result? total silence!

Richard

Complete re-install of Office Pro has fixed it.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, I guess that's one thing a reinstall is good for, though I suspect
just adding the missing components would have done the trick.

 

[Richard Savage]

Well, I guess that's one thing a reinstall is good for, though I suspect
just adding the missing components would have done the trick.

Certainly true Suzanne.

But it worked when first installed and I do not know at
what point, i.e. after which ill-advised upgrade courtesy MS, it stopped
working so possibly (definitely) unable to remember what was uninstalled
to stop it working! Don't you just love computers?

TTFN

Richard