WD2001: "Add" Button Unavailable In Spelling Checker (321481)

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, determine whether you have a custom dictionary installed on your computer. To do this, start the Sherlock (Find File) program, and then search for custom dictionary.

• If you find a custom dictionary, see the "There Is a Custom Dictionary Installed" section of this article.
• If you do not find a custom dictionary, see the "There Is No Custom Dictionary Installed" section of this article.

There Is a Custom Dictionary Installed

If there is a customer dictionary installed on your computer, note the location of the custom dictionary, and then follow these steps:

1. Start Word, and then on the Edit menu, click Preferences.
2. Click the Spelling & Grammar tab, and then click Dictionaries.
3. Click Add, and then locate the custom dictionary that you found.
   
   The custom dictionary is generally located in the following folder:

   Hard disk:System:Preferences:Microsoft

4. Click OK two times.

There Is No Custom Dictionary Installed

If there is no custom dictionary installed on your computer, follow these steps:

1. Quit Word, and then open the following folder on your computer's hard disk:

   Hard disk:System Folder:Extensions

2. Locate the following files, and then drag the files to the Trash:

   Microsoft ole automation
   Microsoft component library
   Microsoft ole library
   Microsoft structured storage
   Microsoft internet library

3. Open the following folder on your hard disk:

   System:Preferences

4. Find the Microsoft folder, and then drag the Microsoft folder to the Trash.
5. Restart Word.