Microsoft KB Archive/61898

Maximum Number of User Dictionaries Open at Once PSS ID Number: Q61898 Article last modified on 09-25-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

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WINDOWS

Summary:

PowerPoint keeps only one “user” dictionary open at a time. When Spelling is first choosen from the Text menu, the LEX-AM.DAT and user defined STDUSER.DIC (if created) dictionaries are opened by default.

If you want to use a user dictionary other than STDUSER.DIC, do the following:


 * 1) Select Spelling from the Text menu.
 * 2) Click the Added Words button in the Spelling dialog box.
 * 3) Click the Open button.
 * 4) Select the dictionary to open.

The words in the newly opened dictionary will now be available for spell checking, but the words in Added Words will not be available.

To create new user dictionaries, do the following:


 * 1) Select Spelling from the Text menu.
 * 2) Click the Added Words button.
 * 3) Click the New button.
 * 4) Type the name for the new dictionary and click the Save button.

When the Add button is clicked, the word is added to this new dictionary rather than to the default STDUSER.DIC dictionary.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1991.