Microsoft KB Archive/934269

= The words &quot;Friendster,&quot; &quot;Klum,&quot; &quot;Nazr,&quot; &quot;Obama,&quot; and &quot;Racicot&quot; are not recognized when you check the spelling of English-language text in the Office 2003 programs =

Article ID: 934269

Article Last Modified on 3/13/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Access 2003
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
 * Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Office 2003 Proofing Tools

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SYMPTOMS
When you check the spelling of English-language text in a Microsoft Office 2003 program, one of the following words is not recognized and is flagged as a possible misspelling:
 * Friendster
 * Klum
 * Nazr
 * Obama
 * Racicot



WORKAROUND
To prevent the Office 2003 programs from flagging an unrecognized word, add the word to the dictionary. To do this, perform one of the following actions:
 * Right-click the flagged word, and then click Add to Dictionary.
 * Click Add to Dictionary in the Spelling & Grammar dialog box.

When you add the word to the dictionary, the word is added to the Custom.dic dictionary file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
Some words may not be in the English-language dictionary in the Office 2003 programs. When a word is not in the dictionary, the spelling checker tries to suggest words that have spellings that resemble the unrecognized word.

Occasionally, Microsoft updates the standard dictionaries. The words &quot;Friendster,&quot; &quot;Klum,&quot; &quot;Nazr,&quot; &quot;Obama,&quot; and &quot;Racicot&quot; are currently not in the English-language dictionary. When a word is the last name of a public figure, Microsoft also adds the first name of the public figure. Additionally, the word &quot;Barack&quot; will be added to the dictionary.

A hotfix will be released that will automatically add these words to the English-language dictionary. These words may also be added by using the workaround steps in this article.

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