Charles
Wed Apr 19 15:31:55 CDT 2006
You might double-check your custom dictionary as well. I don't know what
happens if the same word is in the custom dictionary and the exclude list.
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<aalaan@tpg.com.au> wrote in message news:44469C8C.2804D139@tpg.com.au...
> Hi Charles
>
> Thank you for replying. I gathered that, but even after starting all over
> again it doesn't work now. I'll try again. BTW, it was convenient to
> access
> it from the desktop - I suppose I could make the desktop location simply a
> short-cut?
>
>
> Charles Kenyon wrote:
>
>> The location of the file matters. You don't need it on your desktop to
>> edit
>> it.
>>
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm
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>> Charles Kenyon
>>
>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
http://addbalance.com/word
>>
>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>>
>> See also the MVP FAQ:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
>>
>> My criminal defense site:
http://addbalance.com
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>> <aalaan@tpg.com.au> wrote in message news:444682F1.F566470B@tpg.com.au...
>> > Hi all
>> >
>> > Am using Word 2000 with all latest updates on W98.
>> >
>> > I needed to exclude one word from the spell and followed all the
>> > instructions. The main dictionary file (Australian) was in
>> >
>> > C;\programfiles\common files\microsoft shared\PROOF
>> >
>> > so I put my *.exc file there too. All was OK.
>> >
>> > Then I dragged the new file from explorer to the desktop, and added two
>> > new words. Now nothing works, even the first word (that did before).
>> > I
>> > have deleted from the desktop (which seemed to cause the problem) and
>> > then deleted under explorer and started all over again. Nothing works.
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
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