Microsoft KB Archive/125803

= WD: Misspelled Words in Main Dictionary =

Article ID: 125803

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q125803





SYMPTOMS
The spelling checker does not indicate that the following words are misspelled:   histyory (Handled incorrectly in all the above versions of Word)

ofd (Word 98 marks this word as incorrect)

continuos (Continuos is the plural of continuo which is a musical term for a     bass accompaniment. All versions of Word correctly accept this word.)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of the article.



WORKAROUND
Create an exclude dictionary that contains the words that you want to be checked during a spelling check.

For additional information about how to create an exclude dictionary, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

142100 How to Create an Exclude Dictionary in Word

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbproof KB125803

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