Microsoft KB Archive/292149

= WD2002: Entries Missing from Custom Dictionary =

PSS ID Number: 292149

Article Last Modified on 3/31/2001

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word 2002

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This article was previously published under Q292149



SYMPTOMS
You may find that most or all entries are missing from your custom dictionary.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you click Add to Dictionary in the Spelling and Grammar dialog box after Microsoft Word detects a possible misspelled word in your document. This behavior can occur because the maximum size of a custom dictionary file is 64 kilobytes (KB). If you then add an entry to the custom dictionary and the new entry causes the file size of the custom dictionary to exceed 64 KB, most (or all) of the previous entries may disappear.



WORKAROUND
To resolve this problem, you can periodically delete entries in the custom dictionary that you no longer want or need. To delete entries in a custom dictionary, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools, menu, click Options.
 * 2) In the Options dialog box, click the Spelling & Grammar tab.
 * 3) Click Custom Dictionaries.
 * 4) In the Custom Dictionaries dialog box, click Add.
 * 5) In the Dictionary list box, click the dictionary that you want, and then click Modify.
 * 6) In the Dictionary box, select the entries that you want, and then click Delete.
 * 7) Click OK three times.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug KB292149

Technology: kbWord2002 kbWord2002Search kbWordSearch

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