Language tools > Spell check > Editing user dictionaries

When you teach the spell check new words, they are added to your user dictionary. You can edit this dictionary at any time, for example, to delete incorrect entries.

To do so, click on the small arrow of the icon on the ribbon tab Review | Spell check and select Edit user dictionaries from the dropdown menu. The program displays a dialog box with the following buttons and options:

▪Language

There is a separate user dictionary for each language. You can select the user dictionary to be edited from the dropdown list Language.

Note: Note that there are two entries for each German in this list: "German (Germany)" stands for the new spelling and "German (Germany, old)" for the old spelling. The same applies to "German (Austria)" and "German (Switzerland)".

▪Entries

This list contains all words that have been added to your user dictionary (for the selected language).

▪"Close" button

This option closes the dialog box.

▪"Add" button

This button enables you to manually add a word to your user dictionary. To do so, type the desired word into the dialog box that appears after you press this button.

Words added in this way are treated exactly the same as words that were added using the Add button in the spell check.

▪"Change" button

Use this button to edit the word that is currently selected in the list. This is useful for misspelled words that you have added to your user dictionary accidentally. By clicking on the button, you open a dialog box where you can correct the spelling of the word.

▪"Delete" button

This button deletes the word currently selected in the list from your user dictionary.

The spell check will therefore regard this word as misspelled again in the future.