spellchecker won't add

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Royce_in_ATL

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel My spellchecker on Word won't add a word. When I spellcheck a document the ADD feature is grayed out. I can't add names or those not real words I like to use. I have to keep hitting ignore. I tried reinstalling from the disk but it still does not work.
 
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Jim Gordon Mac MVP

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor:
Intel My spellchecker on Word won't add a word. When I spellcheck a
document the ADD feature is grayed out. I can't add names or those not
real words I like to use. I have to keep hitting ignore. I tried
reinstalling from the disk but it still does not work.
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Hi,

You have to enable the custom dictionary before you can add words to it.

1. Go to Word Preferences
2. Click Spelling & Grammar
3. Click the Dictionaries button
4. Click the checkbox next to Custom Dictionary
5. Click OK to close the Custom Dictionaries dialog box
6. Click OK to close the spelling and grammar dialog box

There is a complete discussion explaining dictionaries in the Office
2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies book.

-Jim
 

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