WD: Renaming a User Dictionary (27679)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 3.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 3.01
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 3.02
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 4.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q27679

SUMMARY

This article is discusses how to work with and rename custom dictionaries in Microsoft Word for the Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

To edit, create, or modify a custom dictionary:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences.
  2. Select the Spelling & Grammar tab.
  3. Click Dictionaries.
NOTE: If the custom dictionary is renamed using the finder, it will be necessary to either reselect the dictionary or add it using the Dictionaries dialog box reached using steps 1 through 3, before the dictionary will be functional.

Microsoft Word Version 6.0

In Microsoft Word 6.0, to create a new custom dictionary, use the following steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. Select the Spelling tab.
  3. In the Custom Dictionaries dialog box, click Add.
  4. Type a new name and specify a location for the new dictionary.
  5. After saving the new custom dictionary, select the check box for the new dictionary name from the Spelling tab.

Word Versions 5.0 and 5.1

The "Custom Dictionary" can be renamed and still accessed for spell checking in the following way:

From the Finder, select the document named "Custom Dictionary" and change the name.

To use the user dictionary, do the following:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences.
  2. Click the Spelling icon on the left side of the dialog box.
  3. If a check mark appears to left of the dictionary name, the spelling checker will use that dictionary in the spelling process.
To activate the dictionary, click the space to the left of the dictionary name to obtain the check mark.

Word Versions 4.0 and 3.0x

The "User1" dictionary can be renamed and still accessed for spell checking in the following two ways:

  1. From the Finder, select the document named "User1" and change the name.
  2. In Word, choose Spelling from the Document menu, select User1 in the list in the Spelling window, and choose Save As from the File menu to save the dictionary under a new name.
Word versions 3.0x open only the "Main Dictionary" and "User1" dictionaries automatically. If a user dictionary is saved with a name other than "User1," you must choose Open from the File menu after choosing Spelling to open the desired dictionary.

Word version 4.0 opens up to three user dictionaries, based on which ones were open at the time you last quit Word.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/24/2003
Keywords:kbinfo kbmerge kbprint kbproof KB27679
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