[Laura]

The abbreviation 'FN', which is Swedish for the UN does not come up as a
spelling error, despite the fact that it is not in my own personal
dictionary. Firstly why would this be in the english list and secondly, why
can I not edit the standard dictionary?

Please help!!!

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

No clue why FN is acceptable, but to make it unacceptable, you'd need to
create an "exclude dictionary". The exclude dictionary contains words that
Word thinks are okay, but which you want flagged as misspellings anyway. In
the Help search, look for "exclude dictionary" for the instructions on how
to create one (it can vary by Word version). Here are the instructions from
the Help file for Word 2003:

To specify a preferred spelling for a word, you add unwanted variations of
the word's spelling to the exclude dictionary:

1.. Click New Blank Document on the Standard toolbar.
2.. Type the words you want to include in the exclude dictionary. Press
ENTER after each word.
3.. On the File menu, click Save As.
4.. In the Save in box, browse to the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

5.. In the Save as type box, click Plain Text.
6.. In the File name box, type a name for the exclude dictionary.
Make sure to give the exclude dictionary the same name as the main
language dictionary it's associated with, except use the file name extension
..exc. For example, the English (United States) dictionary is called
Mssp3en.lex, so name the associated exclude dictionary Mssp3en.exc.

Also make sure that the file extension is correct— for example, that .txt
isn't appended to the file name extension.

7.. Click Save.
8.. In the File Conversion dialog box that appears, select the options you
want, and then click OK.
9.. On the File menu, click Close.
10.. To activate the exclude dictionary, you need to restart Microsoft
Word.

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http://www.herbtyson.com
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"Laura" wrote in message
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The abbreviation 'FN', which is Swedish for the UN does not come up as a
spelling error, despite the fact that it is not in my own personal
dictionary. Firstly why would this be in the english list and secondly,
why
can I not edit the standard dictionary?

Please help!!!

[Laura]

Thanks for your help Herb. I really appreciate your help.

Unfortunately, my version is in Swedish and when I entered the equivalent in
Swedish (uteslut ordlista) nothing relevant came up.

So I tried your suggestion (I too have Word 2003) and I couldn't find the
file path. I don't have a file called Application Data...



Maybe I could start my own dictionary and transfer the standard dictionary
into it (then deleting FN) - but how do I do this?

Thank you so much for your help!
Laura

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

No clue why FN is acceptable, but to make it unacceptable, you'd need to
create an "exclude dictionary". The exclude dictionary contains words that
Word thinks are okay, but which you want flagged as misspellings anyway. In
the Help search, look for "exclude dictionary" for the instructions on how
to create one (it can vary by Word version). Here are the instructions from
the Help file for Word 2003:

To specify a preferred spelling for a word, you add unwanted variations of
the word's spelling to the exclude dictionary:

1.. Click New Blank Document on the Standard toolbar.
2.. Type the words you want to include in the exclude dictionary. Press
ENTER after each word.
3.. On the File menu, click Save As.
4.. In the Save in box, browse to the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

5.. In the Save as type box, click Plain Text.
6.. In the File name box, type a name for the exclude dictionary.
Make sure to give the exclude dictionary the same name as the main
language dictionary it's associated with, except use the file name extension
..exc. For example, the English (United States) dictionary is called
Mssp3en.lex, so name the associated exclude dictionary Mssp3en.exc.

Also make sure that the file extension is correct€” for example, that .txt
isn't appended to the file name extension.

7.. Click Save.
8.. In the File Conversion dialog box that appears, select the options you
want, and then click OK.
9.. On the File menu, click Close.
10.. To activate the exclude dictionary, you need to restart Microsoft
Word.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
http://www.herbtyson.com
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"Laura" wrote in message
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The abbreviation 'FN', which is Swedish for the UN does not come up as a
spelling error, despite the fact that it is not in my own personal
dictionary. Firstly why would this be in the english list and secondly,
why
can I not edit the standard dictionary?

Please help!!!

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, Herb did provide the entire text of the Help topic. If that doesn't
help, try this article:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Ex...ordFromDic.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Laura" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your help Herb. I really appreciate your help.

Unfortunately, my version is in Swedish and when I entered the equivalent
in
Swedish (uteslut ordlista) nothing relevant came up.

So I tried your suggestion (I too have Word 2003) and I couldn't find the
file path. I don't have a file called Application Data...



Maybe I could start my own dictionary and transfer the standard dictionary
into it (then deleting FN) - but how do I do this?

Thank you so much for your help!
Laura

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

No clue why FN is acceptable, but to make it unacceptable, you'd need to
create an "exclude dictionary". The exclude dictionary contains words
that
Word thinks are okay, but which you want flagged as misspellings anyway.
In
the Help search, look for "exclude dictionary" for the instructions on
how
to create one (it can vary by Word version). Here are the instructions
from
the Help file for Word 2003:

To specify a preferred spelling for a word, you add unwanted variations
of
the word's spelling to the exclude dictionary:

1.. Click New Blank Document on the Standard toolbar.
2.. Type the words you want to include in the exclude dictionary.
Press
ENTER after each word.
3.. On the File menu, click Save As.
4.. In the Save in box, browse to the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

5.. In the Save as type box, click Plain Text.
6.. In the File name box, type a name for the exclude dictionary.
Make sure to give the exclude dictionary the same name as the main
language dictionary it's associated with, except use the file name
extension
..exc. For example, the English (United States) dictionary is called
Mssp3en.lex, so name the associated exclude dictionary Mssp3en.exc.

Also make sure that the file extension is correct€” for example, that
..txt
isn't appended to the file name extension.

7.. Click Save.
8.. In the File Conversion dialog box that appears, select the options
you
want, and then click OK.
9.. On the File menu, click Close.
10.. To activate the exclude dictionary, you need to restart Microsoft
Word.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
http://www.herbtyson.com
Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
"Laura" wrote in message
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The abbreviation 'FN', which is Swedish for the UN does not come up as
a
spelling error, despite the fact that it is not in my own personal
dictionary. Firstly why would this be in the english list and
secondly,
why
can I not edit the standard dictionary?

Please help!!!