[dba-Tech] Just curious: How does Word implement its "Add to Dictionary" feature?

Arthur,

My pleasure.  

Using the same dialog you can also add a new custom dictionary and set it as the default (meaning new words will be added to it). This can be handy if you know you are going to edit a specialized vocabulary document, such as one describing code and database objects. Type all those obscure terms ("dbDynaset", "RecordSet" etc.) and add them to the custom dictionary. Then you won't see all those squiggles. When editing a 'normal' document just turn off that specialized dictionary.

Lambert

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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 1:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Just curious: How does Word implement its "Add to Dictionary" feature?

Lambert, it worked! I just added about a dozen unique spellings of words (unique meaning mostly British but not entirely, and also not American), and then created a new Word file and typed in several examples and they were all recognized. Kewl! Oops, I forgot to add that one :)


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks, Lambert! I shall follow this lead and commence to customize my 
> dictionary.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Heenan, Lambert <Lambert.Heenan at aig.com>wrote:
>
>> Within Word (2010 for example) go to File/Options.
>> Select the Proofing tab.
>> Click the Custom Dictionaries button and you get a dialog which tells 
>> you where the text file of the custom dictionary is, and has an Edit 
>> Word List button.
>>
>>


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Arthur
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