When the Custom Dictionaries dialog pops up, click Edit Word List. Select Proofing in the left pane, then click the Custom Dictionaries button. Open a Word document, and click File(Office button in Word 2007) > Options > Proofing > Custom Dictionaries. Option 2 Add From Settings Expand the Office Quick Access Toolbar and select More Commands. The new dictionary is set as the active custom dictionary, to which Word will automatically add any new words it encounters. $Proofread_text = 'The lazie frog jumpss over over the small dog.'įoreach($spell_error in $textrange. Put the dictionary file in the proper folder and give it a name recognized by Word, and it can be automatically used by the program. Option 1 Add While Writing Type the word in your document and right-click on it and select Add to Dictionary. The following example clears the custom dictionaries and creates a new custom dictionary file. This will ensure that Microsoft Word is checking the proper spelling of. You can type or paste the word you want to know the meaning of. I worked around the issue creating a Word document, defining a text range, changing the LanguageID of this range to the language I want to proof read against, and then inspecting detected spelling errors. Microsoft Word templates are ready to use if youre short on time and just need a fillable outline for a flyer, calendar, or brochure. button and under the Dictionary language drop-down and select English (United States). Description A simple tool to look up definitions of words Lets you look up the meaning of English words. I was experiencing the same problem, that the () method seems to ignore any dictionary passed to it.

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