Microsoft KB Archive/85036

= Removing Misspelled Words from the Custom Dictionary =

Article ID: 85036

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 2.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
To delete words from the custom dictionary in Microsoft Works for Windows, use the following steps:


 * 1) In the Windows Program Manager, open Windows Notepad.
 * 2) From the File menu in Notepad, choose Open. Select the CUSTOM.DIC file in the C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\PROOF subdirectory, and choose the OK button.
 * 3) Select the word or words you want to remove from the custom dictionary and delete them. Remove any blank lines left by these deletions. Do not change this file in any other way.
 * 4) Save the CUSTOM.DIC file and exit Notepad.