Excel: Changing Text file into Valid Custom Dictionary

 Last reviewed: November 10, 1994
Article ID: Q89606
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 4.0

Summary:

To create a user dictionary in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, each unique word must be in a separate paragraph, and the file must be saved in Text Only format. The words must be sorted in two sections. The first section must be all words that begin with a capital letter, the second section must be all words that begin with a lowercase letter. Save the file to the System Folder:Extensions:Microsoft:Spelling (System 7) or System Folder:Microsoft:Spelling (System 6).

Once the text file is created in the above manner, do the following to convert it to a user dictionary:

  1. Start any desk accessory (DA) or application that can change the Type and Creator attributes of a file; for example, ResEdit, Desktop, Filetools, FileManger, and so on.

  2. Change the Type attribute to WDCD.

  3. Change the Creator attribute to MSSP.

  4. Quit the application or DA and save the changes.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Excel User's Guide 1," version 4.0, pages 258-259

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Last reviewed: November 10, 1994
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