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Can I make word always flag 2 words I continually switch?
I always type "loose" when I mean "lose." Can I force spell-check to always
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Can I make word always flag 2 words I continually switch?
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. |
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Can I make word always flag 2 words I continually switch?
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. |
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Can I make word always flag 2 words I continually switch?
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. |
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Can I make word always flag 2 words I continually switch?
Suzanne,
That was my point. The article you linked me to contains incorrect information. "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. |
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Can I make word always flag 2 words I continually switch?
I'm not sure how you can say it is incorrect when the path it gives is
identical to the one 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, That was my point. The article you linked me to contains incorrect information. "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. |
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Can I make word always flag 2 words I continually switch?
Suzanne,
You are correct. I didn't read far enough. Thank you again for helping me. "Rmarch" wrote: 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. |
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