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Creating a new language in Word
When writing in Microsoft Word, I occasionally write strings of text in a
fictional language that I created. These words show up as spelling errors. I know of course that I can simply add these words to the word list, if I wanted to get rid of all the unpleasant red lines, but I don't want to shove my wordlist full of nonsense-words, either. So I was wondering if it was possible to create a new fake language to select from the laguages menu, with a separate word list, in which to store all the fictional words? |
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Creating a new language in Word
"H_orror" wrote
When writing in Microsoft Word, I occasionally write strings of text in a fictional language that I created. These words show up as spelling errors. I know of course that I can simply add these words to the word list, if I wanted to get rid of all the unpleasant red lines, but I don't want to shove my wordlist full of nonsense-words, either. So I was wondering if it was possible to create a new fake language to select from the laguages menu, with a separate word list, in which to store all the fictional words? You have two options: 1. Create a separate dictionary (extension .dic) containing those words 2. Create an exceptions list (extension .exc) containing those words. So far as I know, creating a new dictionary for another language (say "Elvish") is not something to be undertaken by the fainthearted. -- Bob, who's still looking for a Word-compatible Latin dictionary http://www.kanyak.com |
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So far as I know, creating a new dictionary for another language (say
"Elvish") is not something to be undertaken by the fainthearted. Yes, one's native language does tend to shine through despite one's best efforts! -- Sarah |
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Option 2 will not work. An .exc files is not an "exceptions" list but an
exclusion dictionary; every word in it (even if it is a correctly spelled word) will be marked as incorrect; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Ex...ordFromDic.htm A third option is to create a character style defined as "Default Paragraph Font+Do not check spelling or grammar." Apply this to the words you don't want spell-checked. -- 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. "Opinicus" wrote in message ... "H_orror" wrote When writing in Microsoft Word, I occasionally write strings of text in a fictional language that I created. These words show up as spelling errors. I know of course that I can simply add these words to the word list, if I wanted to get rid of all the unpleasant red lines, but I don't want to shove my wordlist full of nonsense-words, either. So I was wondering if it was possible to create a new fake language to select from the laguages menu, with a separate word list, in which to store all the fictional words? You have two options: 1. Create a separate dictionary (extension .dic) containing those words 2. Create an exceptions list (extension .exc) containing those words. So far as I know, creating a new dictionary for another language (say "Elvish") is not something to be undertaken by the fainthearted. -- Bob, who's still looking for a Word-compatible Latin dictionary http://www.kanyak.com |
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote
Option 2 will not work. An .exc files is not an "exceptions" list but an exclusion dictionary; every word in it (even if it is a correctly spelled word) will be marked as incorrect; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Ex...ordFromDic.htm Oops... (What was I thinking? / What? Was I thinking?) ;-) -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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-- 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. "Opinicus" wrote in message ... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote Option 2 will not work. An .exc files is not an "exceptions" list but an exclusion dictionary; every word in it (even if it is a correctly spelled word) will be marked as incorrect; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Ex...ordFromDic.htm Oops... (What was I thinking? / What? Was I thinking?) ;-) -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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Creating a new language in Word
It could be done as easy as creating a new textfile containing all words
(separated by spaces or whatever) that are not to show up as incorrect when I type them. This wordlist could have the extention .lan and it would be possible to select it amongst all the other languages in the languages menu. Oh how marvellous life would be with a customizable Microsoft Word. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: g -- 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. "Opinicus" wrote in message ... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote Option 2 will not work. An .exc files is not an "exceptions" list but an exclusion dictionary; every word in it (even if it is a correctly spelled word) will be marked as incorrect; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Ex...ordFromDic.htm Oops... (What was I thinking? / What? Was I thinking?) ;-) -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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Creating a new language in Word
What you are describing is a .lex file, but I don't think ordinary mortals
can create those. -- 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. "H_orror" wrote in message ... It could be done as easy as creating a new textfile containing all words (separated by spaces or whatever) that are not to show up as incorrect when I type them. This wordlist could have the extention .lan and it would be possible to select it amongst all the other languages in the languages menu. Oh how marvellous life would be with a customizable Microsoft Word. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: g -- 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. "Opinicus" wrote in message ... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote Option 2 will not work. An .exc files is not an "exceptions" list but an exclusion dictionary; every word in it (even if it is a correctly spelled word) will be marked as incorrect; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Ex...ordFromDic.htm Oops... (What was I thinking? / What? Was I thinking?) ;-) -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote
What you are describing is a .lex file, but I don't think ordinary mortals can create those. Among the "ordinary mortals" are the "fainthearted", of which I spoke... -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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Among the "ordinary mortals" are the "fainthearted", of which I spoke...
Well, I've always been a man of ambitions. Quite extraordinar for a mortal, and with a heart originally designed to pump molten rock. What demon should I summon to grant me access to this file of which you speak, Susanne? |
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Creating a new language in Word
The problem, I think, is that each lexicon (.lex file) is assigned a
language ID. For example, 1033 is the ID for English. As others have pointed out, however, you can easily create a .dic file, which accomplishes the same thing. It's a simple text file, which can be created in Notepad (you can actually create the list in Word and paste it into Notepad or save it as text). Once you give it the .dic file extension, you can install it as a dictionary file in Word. You can have as many .dic files loaded as you like, though only one at a time can be the default. All this means is that, when you choose "Add to dictionary" for a "misspelled" word, the current default ..dic file is the one to which it will be added. And of course, if you want to use only the custom one, you can temporarily unload the others (though I don't think there's any way to unload the basic .lex file). If you explore Tools | Options | Spelling & Grammar: Custom Dictionaries, you will quickly see how this works. -- 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. "H_orror" wrote in message ... Among the "ordinary mortals" are the "fainthearted", of which I spoke... Well, I've always been a man of ambitions. Quite extraordinar for a mortal, and with a heart originally designed to pump molten rock. What demon should I summon to grant me access to this file of which you speak, Susanne? |
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