Microsoft KB Archive/89606

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Excel: Changing Text file into Valid Custom Dictionary

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 4.0

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SUMMARY
To create a user dictionary in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, each unique word must be in a separate paragraph, and the file must be saved in Text Only format. The words must be sorted in two sections. The first section must be all words that begin with a capital letter, the second section must be all words that begin with a lowercase letter. Save the file to the System Folder:Extensions:Microsoft:Spelling (System 7) or System Folder:Microsoft:Spelling (System 6).

Once the text file is created in the above manner, do the following to convert it to a user dictionary:


 * 1) Start any desk accessory (DA) or application that can change the Type and Creator attributes of a file; for example, ResEdit, Desktop, Filetools, FileManger, and so on.
 * 2) Change the Type attribute to WDCD.
 * 3) Change the Creator attribute to MSSP.
 * 4) Quit the application or DA and save the changes.

Reference(s):

&quot;Microsoft Excel User's Guide 1,&quot; version 4.0, pages 258-259

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