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Add to the Custom Dictionary

Microsoft Word includes the ability to add words to a custom dictionary used when you spell check your document.

For example, if you use a proper noun in your document, you might want Word to ignore it as an error. Adding it to the custom dictionary also causes Word to check the document for misspelled instances of the word, as you entered it into the dictionary.

To add a word to the custom dictionary:

1. Open the Tools menu and select Options.
2. In the Options dialog, click the Spelling & Grammar tab.

3. Click the Dictionaries button.
4. In the Custom Dictionaries dialog, highlight the dictionary you want to edit (but be careful not to uncheck it) and click Edit.

5. In the new window that opens, add the word as it should be spelled in the document. To add multiple words, press Enter after each word.

6. On the Standard toolbar, click Save to save the entries.
7. Close the window.

Tip:

You can quickly add a word to the custom dictionary during a spell check:

1.      Spell check your document by pressing F7 on your keyboard (or selecting Spelling and Grammar from the Tools menu).

2.      When the spell check highlights a word you want to add to the custom dictionary, click the Add button.

Word adds the word to the dictionary and resumes the spell check.

Remove from the Custom Dictionary

To remove a word from the custom dictionary:

1. Open the Tools menu and select Options.
2. In the Options dialog, click the Spelling & Grammar tab.

3. Click the Dictionaries button.
4. In the Custom Dictionaries dialog, highlight the custom dictionary and click Edit.

5. In the window that opens, delete the word from the list.
6. On the Standard toolbar, click Save to save the change.
7. Close the window.