Note that the article was written for Word 97 and 2000. The path will vary
depending on version (and OS--some operating systems don't have user
profiles), but the path given in the Help file in some versions is
incorrect, which is why the article tells you how to search for it.
You will note that the path given in #5 is homedrive:\Documents and
Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof, which to me looks
identical to the path you cited.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
"Rmarch" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,
thank you. The article you linked me to had the wrong path in it. I did
find the .lex file, but it was an Outlook file type. Still, I followed
the
instructions and it didn't work. However, I did find instructions under
Word
help topics and followed them successfully. The file path the article
provided was incorrect (even though the .lex files were there). Here is
the
correct file path: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application
Data\Microsoft\Proof. The dictionary files are actually in two places.
Entering "Specify a preferred spelling for a word" as a Word help topic
will
provide the complete instructions.
Thanks so much. You got me pointed in the right direction.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Yes, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Ex...ordFromDic.htm. Note
that
in Word 2007 either spell checking or grammar checking (not sure which)
will
do this automatically.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.
"Rmarch" wrote in message
...
I always type "loose" when I mean "lose." Can I force spell-check to
always
flag those two words?
Thank you.