I have a word "TS" (technical term) which since it is in capital letters
msword doesn't flag as wrong. However, msword thinks that TS represents a
single entity (and not plural) so when I use a sentence like: "I bought a TS"
then the "a TS" part gets flagged in green (grammar error) since I supposedly
should write "I bought TS" like TS is plural. This has something to do with
the S since for example if I'd use "I bought a TR" it won't be flagged.
Strangely enough the word GS for example is recognized as single. The TS term
appears many times in my text and I really hate having my text all "greened"
and the alternative to tell msword to ignore each individual case is very
annoying.
Does anyone know how to teach msword that KS is plural?
I am using msword 2002.

Have you tried adding TS to your custom dictionary? Not sure if that would
help, but it's worth a try. Since Word isn't flagging it as misspelled, you
can approach this in one of two ways:

1. Temporarily clear the check box for "Ignore words in caps," let Word mark
it, then right-click and choose "Add to dictionary."

2. Edit the dictionary directly by opening it from the Spelling & Grammar
tab.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"tststs" wrote in message
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I have a word "TS" (technical term) which since it is in capital letters
msword doesn't flag as wrong. However, msword thinks that TS represents a
single entity (and not plural) so when I use a sentence like: "I bought a
TS"
then the "a TS" part gets flagged in green (grammar error) since I
supposedly
should write "I bought TS" like TS is plural. This has something to do
with
the S since for example if I'd use "I bought a TR" it won't be flagged.
Strangely enough the word GS for example is recognized as single. The TS
term
appears many times in my text and I really hate having my text all
"greened"
and the alternative to tell msword to ignore each individual case is very
annoying.
Does anyone know how to teach msword that KS is plural?
I am using msword 2002.

adding the word to the custom dictionary doesn't help





"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Have you tried adding TS to your custom dictionary? Not sure if that would
help, but it's worth a try. Since Word isn't flagging it as misspelled, you
can approach this in one of two ways:

1. Temporarily clear the check box for "Ignore words in caps," let Word mark
it, then right-click and choose "Add to dictionary."

2. Edit the dictionary directly by opening it from the Spelling & Grammar
tab.

--
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.

"tststs" wrote in message
...
I have a word "TS" (technical term) which since it is in capital letters
msword doesn't flag as wrong. However, msword thinks that TS represents a
single entity (and not plural) so when I use a sentence like: "I bought a
TS"
then the "a TS" part gets flagged in green (grammar error) since I
supposedly
should write "I bought TS" like TS is plural. This has something to do
with
the S since for example if I'd use "I bought a TR" it won't be flagged.
Strangely enough the word GS for example is recognized as single. The TS
term
appears many times in my text and I really hate having my text all
"greened"
and the alternative to tell msword to ignore each individual case is very
annoying.
Does anyone know how to teach msword that KS is plural?
I am using msword 2002.