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WD2000: How to Create an Exclude Dictionary

Article ID: 211306

Article Last Modified on 8/21/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211306

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create an exclude dictionary. An exclude dictionary contains words that the main dictionary recognizes as being spelled correctly, but that you want questioned during a spelling check. Using an exclude dictionary permits you to specify preferred spellings for certain words.

MORE INFORMATION

To create an exclude dictionary, follow these steps:

1. In a new, blank document, type the words that you want to put in the exclude dictionary. After you type each word, press ENTER to put each word on a separate line. For example:

   center¶
   theater¶

   where ¶ represents a paragraph mark by pressing ENTER. To view the paragraph marks in your Word document, click the Show/Hide button on the Standard toolbar.
   
   

2. On the File menu, click Save As. Verify that you save your exclude dictionary to the following folder:Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98:

   C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

   Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 with profiles enabled or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:

   C:\WINDOWS\Profiles\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

   Microsoft Windows 2000:

   C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

3. In the Save file as type box, select Text Only (*.txt).
4. In the File name box, type a name for the exclude dictionary.
   
   For example, if you have the American English dictionary installed, type "Mssp3en.exc" (including the quotation marks) for the file name of your exclude dictionary. The exclude dictionary must have the same name as the main language dictionary (the American English dictionary is Mssp3en.lex) that it is associated with and the extension .exc.
5. Click OK. If Word prompts you to confirm that you want to save the file with formatting that will not be saved in text format, click Yes, and then click Text Only.
6. Quit Microsoft Word, and then restart Microsoft Word.

For more information about how to create an exclude dictionary, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type exclude dictionary in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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