Re: Adding a Word to the Dictionary (Mac Office 2008, UK dictionary)

On May 10, 5:00 pm, Fuzzyman <fuzzy...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 10, 3:09 pm, CyberTaz <onlygeneralt...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Hi fuzzyman -
>
> > I would tend to think that's because your Custom Dictionary - to which
words
> > are added - may be defined by the language you were previously using.
If so
> > there are two choices:
>
> > One would be to go to Word Preferences> Spelling & Grammar -
Dictionaries,
> > select your custom Dictionary & set the language to None. This should
allow
> > you to ac***ulate terms of any language in the same Custom Dictionary.
>
> OK - so I go to "Word Preferences-> Spelling & Grammar ->
> Dictionaries", select custom dictionary (check it) and choose 'English
> (UK)'.
>
> I then select 'OK', go back to the dialog and custom dictionary is
> unchecked and back to 'English (AUS)' - which I have *never* chosen!
>

Ok - so I've read through the page you pointed me to properly now.

I've set the default language properly and created a custom dictionary
with no language. It is still not being used and 'Add' is still grayed
out...

Michael Foord
http://www.ironpythoninaction.com/


> Michael Foordhttp://www.ironpythoninaction.com/
>
> > The other would be to go to the same dialog but create a *new*
(additional)
> > Custom Dictionary & define it for English (UK) if you want to keep
those
> > entries separate from the others.
>
> > You might find the following page helpful in several regards:
>
> >http://word.mvps.org/Mac/SpellCheck.html
>
> > HTH |:>)
> > Bob Jones
> > [MVP] Office:Mac
>
> > On 5/10/08 9:49 AM, in article
> > 5f53374b-efd0-42a8-97f3-80b602a18...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Fuzzyman"
>
> > <fuzzy...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > I've just switched the Word spell checker to use a UK dictionary -
and
> > > now I am no longer able to add words. The 'Add' option is greyed
> > > out...
>
> > > Michael Foord
> > >http://www.ironpythoninaction.com/