Microsoft KB Archive/326524

= WD: How to Copy the Custom Dictionary to a Floppy Disk and Use It on Other Computers =

Article ID: 326524

Article Last Modified on 1/6/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q326524



SUMMARY
This article describes how to copy your Microsoft Word custom dictionary to a floppy disk and then use that custom dictionary on other computers.



MORE INFORMATION
To reproduce your custom dictionary by using a floppy disk, follow these steps.

Part 1: Copy the Custom Dictionary to a Floppy Disk
 Start Windows Explorer. Locate Custom.dic.

Use the Search feature in Windows to locate the file if you cannot find it. To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, and then click Search. Click All files and folders. In the All or part of the file name box, type Custom.dic, and then click Search.  In Explorer, right-click the Custom.dic file that has the most recent modified date, and then click Copy.</li> Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.</li> In Explorer, click the floppy disk drive, and then click Paste on the Edit menu.</li> Right-click the Custom.dic file that you just pasted, and then click Rename.</li> In the box that appears, type a different name for the custom dictionary, such as CustomCopy.dic, and then press ENTER.</li> When the process is complete, remove the floppy disk.</li></ol>

Part 2: Copy the Custom Dictionary from the Floppy Disk to Another Computer
 On the computer on which you want to use the custom dictionary, start Windows Explorer.</li> Insert the floppy disk (the one that you used in part 1) into the floppy disk drive of this second computer.</li> In Explorer, click the floppy disk drive, right-click CustomCopy.dic, and then click Copy.</li> Locate the following folder

 :\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

where  is the path to Microsoft Word. For example, the full default path for Office XP or Word 2002 is as follows:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 10\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof)

</li> Right-click the Proof folder, and then click Paste.</li> Start Word.</li> On the Tools menu, click Options.</li> Click the Spelling and Grammar tab.</li> Click Custom Dictionaries.</li> <li>Click Add.</li> <li>Click CustomCopy.dic, and then click OK.</li></ol>

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