This is going to open the Word Options window. From the panel of settings on the left, click on ‘Options’. Here is how that can be done.Ĭlick on the File option from the menu up top.
Right-click on the word and from the context menu, select ‘Add to dictionary.’ If this option is greyed out on your end, you will have to enable the Custom Dictionaries option.
If it isn’t already a part of it, you’ll find a red line below it. All you have to do here is open Microsoft Word and type out the word that you want to add to the dictionary. This is pretty much the most basic and elementary way to get the job done. Using the Custom Dictionaries dialog box 1] Using the Word context menu.You have the following ways using which you can add or remove words from Microsoft Word Dictionary: Add or remove words from Microsoft Word Dictionary While this guide was centered around Microsoft Word, Microsoft has kept a unique UI across the various utilities of its Office Suite, so you can find similar steps to make these tweaks in other Office applications like Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook too. This guide will help you out with both these issues. On the flip side, it’s possible for you to mistakenly add a word to the MS Word dictionary, meaning that each time you type that work thereon out, it won’t be corrected. I can’t fathom the countless times I have been saved from the embarrassment of foolish typing errors just because of the autocorrect feature, but in cases where the words we intend to type aren’t a part of the dictionary, those red lines that appear under them can both be annoying and make your work look untidy. Thus, today we will be showing you how you can add or remove words from the Microsoft Word Dictionary. Sometimes, you repeatedly mention words that aren’t a part of Word’s dictionary or write a line of code where the objects aren’t identified as legitimate English words. One of the most useful features in Microsoft Word, or any text editing application, is the autocorrect, but that can get a tad bit annoying at times. Similarly, it has a fair share of programmers depending on it as their primary IDE (Integrated Development Environment). It is pretty much our go-to application every time we want to prepare an article or a proposal of any sort. We’ve previously published an article that talks about transferring and moving your Microsoft Office custom dictionary for Office 20, but it still works the same way in Office 2010 and Office 2013.Over the years Microsoft Word has played a key role in our professional lives. You can also easily transfer them to another computer. Once you’ve set up your custom dictionaries the way you want them, you can back them up so you don’t have to go to the trouble of setting them up again. When you have finished setting up your custom dictionaries, click OK on the Custom Dictionaries dialog box to close it and save your changes. To change the language associated with a custom dictionary, select the desired dictionary in the list and select a language from the Dictionary language drop-down list. You can associate a particular language with a custom dictionary so Word uses that dictionary only when you check the spelling of text in that particular language. That means the dictionary is used to check spelling of text in any language. When you create a new custom dictionary, Word associates all languages with the dictionary. To do this, click Add on the Custom Dictionaries dialog box. You can also add third-party custom dictionaries to Word to expand the list of words to which it refers when checking spelling. This option is also on the Proofing screen in the When correcting spelling and grammar in Word section on the Word Options dialog box. NOTE: The Add to Dictionary option is only available when the option for checking spelling as you type is also on. To change which custom dictionary is the default, select the desired dictionary from the Dictionary List and click Change Default. This adds the selected word(s) to the default custom dictionary. You can quickly add words to the custom dictionary by right-clicking on a word that has a red, squiggly underline under it and selecting Add to Dictionary option. If you want to clear the entire list from the custom dictionary, click Delete all. To remove a word, select the word in the Dictionary list and click Delete. To add a word to the selected custom dictionary, enter a word in the Word(s) edit box and click Add.
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