Custom dictionary not available

[Stan_in_London]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel I continually get the pop up message customer dictionary is not available in word. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling customer dictionary but that does not help. I have looked at the discussion board and frankly cannot understand any instructions aside from that one.What to do please

 

[Jim Gordon Mac MVP]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor:
Intel I continually get the pop up message customer dictionary is not
available in word. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling customer
dictionary but that does not help. I have looked at the discussion board
and frankly cannot understand any instructions aside from that one.What
to do please

Hi Stan,

Pages 232-235 of the Office 2008 for Mac all-in-one has details. The
short answer is that you should do the following:

1. Open a document in Word
2. From the Word menu choose Preferences
3. Click Spelling and Grammar
3. In the Spelling section, click the Dictionaries button
4. Click the Custom Dictionary check box so that it is checked
5. Click OK to close the small dialog and OK again to close the Preferences

-Jim

 

[Stan_in_London]

Many thanks for prompt reply regrets it hit my junk in tray but now you are on safe list. I have tried exactly as you suggested (I did browse the forums etc). I have deleted and reinstated the custom dictionary and that did not work either.

> > Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor:
> > Intel I continually get the pop up message customer dictionary is not
> > available in word. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling customer
> > dictionary but that does not help. I have looked at the discussion board
> > and frankly cannot understand any instructions aside from that one.What
> > to do please

>
> Hi Stan,
>
> Pages 232-235 of the Office 2008 for Mac all-in-one has details. The
> short answer is that you should do the following:
>
> 1. Open a document in Word
> 2. From the Word menu choose Preferences
> 3. Click Spelling and Grammar
> 3. In the Spelling section, click the Dictionaries button
> 4. Click the Custom Dictionary check box so that it is checked
> 5. Click OK to close the small dialog and OK again to close the Preferences
>
> -Jim
>
> --
> Jim Gordon
> Mac MVP
> Co-author of Office 2008 for Mac All-in-One For Dummies
> http://tinyurl.com/Office-2008-for-Dummies
>

 

[John McGhie]

Make sure the Custom Dictionary is set to "No Language"

Then Edit the custom dictionary and re-save it (just add and remove a space
or some random character).

The problem can be that the Custom Dictionary gets written in the wrong file
format: you need to force Word to re-write a new file in the correct format,
so it will recognise the Custom Dictionary and stop pretending it is not
there.

Hope this helps

Many thanks for prompt reply regrets it hit my junk in tray but now you are on
safe list. I have tried exactly as you suggested (I did browse the forums
etc). I have deleted and reinstated the custom dictionary and that did not
work either.

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