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Can I autoformat words in a custom dictionary?
I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words
in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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If you think about what else is in the custom dictionary, you'd probably
realize that you don't really want that feature. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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I really do. I have a single dictionary for botanical words... the custom.dic
file is separate, if that's what you're thinking of. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: If you think about what else is in the custom dictionary, you'd probably realize that you don't really want that feature. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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There is no way to separate the custom dictionary from the main dictionary
during spell checks and there is no way to configure spell check to apply formatting. The best you can achieve would be to create your list as formatted autocorrect entries or you could create a macro with the terms in an array to convert them en masse. I can't tell you the limits for an array such as this, but it worked fine with the content of my personal dictionary in place of the three examples. It wouldn't take much effort to convert your dictionary listing to the same comma delimited format to try it. Sub ReplaceList() Dim vFindText As Variant Dim vReplText As Variant Dim i As Long Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory vFindText = Array("daisy", "rose", "dandelion") With Selection.Find .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindContinue .MatchWholeWord = False .MatchWildcards = False .MatchSoundsLike = False .MatchAllWordForms = False .Format = True .MatchCase = True For i = LBound(vFindText) To UBound(vFindText) .Text = vFindText(i) .Replacement.Text = "^&" .Replacement.Font.Italic = True .Execute replace:=wdReplaceAll Next i End With End Sub -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org LesleyW wrote: I really do. I have a single dictionary for botanical words... the custom.dic file is separate, if that's what you're thinking of. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: If you think about what else is in the custom dictionary, you'd probably realize that you don't really want that feature. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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Thanks for your help. I'll give that a go.
"Graham Mayor" wrote: There is no way to separate the custom dictionary from the main dictionary during spell checks and there is no way to configure spell check to apply formatting. The best you can achieve would be to create your list as formatted autocorrect entries or you could create a macro with the terms in an array to convert them en masse. I can't tell you the limits for an array such as this, but it worked fine with the content of my personal dictionary in place of the three examples. It wouldn't take much effort to convert your dictionary listing to the same comma delimited format to try it. Sub ReplaceList() Dim vFindText As Variant Dim vReplText As Variant Dim i As Long Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory vFindText = Array("daisy", "rose", "dandelion") With Selection.Find .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindContinue .MatchWholeWord = False .MatchWildcards = False .MatchSoundsLike = False .MatchAllWordForms = False .Format = True .MatchCase = True For i = LBound(vFindText) To UBound(vFindText) .Text = vFindText(i) .Replacement.Text = "^&" .Replacement.Font.Italic = True .Execute replace:=wdReplaceAll Next i End With End Sub -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org LesleyW wrote: I really do. I have a single dictionary for botanical words... the custom.dic file is separate, if that's what you're thinking of. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: If you think about what else is in the custom dictionary, you'd probably realize that you don't really want that feature. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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Haven't you ever told the dictionary to add anything? A friend's last name?
A street name? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I really do. I have a single dictionary for botanical words... the custom.dic file is separate, if that's what you're thinking of. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: If you think about what else is in the custom dictionary, you'd probably realize that you don't really want that feature. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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Yes, but I have two custom dictionaries, the standard custom.dic, where all
that stuff goes, and a separate file called botanical.dic. Its only the words in the second that I want italicised. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: Haven't you ever told the dictionary to add anything? A friend's last name? A street name? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I really do. I have a single dictionary for botanical words... the custom.dic file is separate, if that's what you're thinking of. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: If you think about what else is in the custom dictionary, you'd probably realize that you don't really want that feature. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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Hi im actualy after a botanical custom dictionary as im a horticultural
student could you tell me where i might find such a useful tool as it would save me so much time telling it every word. "LesleyW" wrote: Yes, but I have two custom dictionaries, the standard custom.dic, where all that stuff goes, and a separate file called botanical.dic. Its only the words in the second that I want italicised. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: Haven't you ever told the dictionary to add anything? A friend's last name? A street name? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I really do. I have a single dictionary for botanical words... the custom.dic file is separate, if that's what you're thinking of. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: If you think about what else is in the custom dictionary, you'd probably realize that you don't really want that feature. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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Hi,
I got it from http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/resources/ (it's free). There are also a lot of people selling them if you look on Google. Good luck with your course! Lesley "MICHAEL STEEL" wrote: Hi im actualy after a botanical custom dictionary as im a horticultural student could you tell me where i might find such a useful tool as it would save me so much time telling it every word. "LesleyW" wrote: Yes, but I have two custom dictionaries, the standard custom.dic, where all that stuff goes, and a separate file called botanical.dic. Its only the words in the second that I want italicised. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: Haven't you ever told the dictionary to add anything? A friend's last name? A street name? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I really do. I have a single dictionary for botanical words... the custom.dic file is separate, if that's what you're thinking of. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote: If you think about what else is in the custom dictionary, you'd probably realize that you don't really want that feature. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "LesleyW" wrote in message ... I have a custom dictionary for botanical words. However, all botanical words in my document should be italicised. Is there a way to tell Word to autoformat any words found in the custom dictionary? Thanks in advance. LesleyW |
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