Add+unusual+words+to+the+dictionary


 * Add unusual words to the dictionary **

If you know ahead of time that you will be using some unusual words, and if you do not want Word to report them as possible misspellings, you can add them to the dictionary.

Choose File > Options > Proofing > click Custom Dictionaries. Click the custom.dic file, or the name of the dictionary to add the words to, if you are using a special dictionary, and click Edit Word List. Type a word, and click Add. When you're done, click OK to exit the dictionary.

Adding words one at a time is sensible if you have only a few. But if you have a long list of words to add, it's best to do so by editing the dictionary file itself.

First, from the Custom Dictionaries dialog box, make a note of the file-path entry that shows where the custom.dic file is located.

Then launch a plain-text editor such as Notepad or WordPad, and use it to open the custom.dic file. Type or paste your words, one word per line, into the document and then save it. Word will automatically sort the items into alphabetical order when it next uses the file.