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ERROR MESSAGEWhen you try to add a word to the custom dictionary using the spelling checker, the following error message may appear: NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address: http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/alerts.htmNOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled. CAUSEThis problem occurs when the custom dictionary has reached 64 kilobytes (KB) (65,593 bytes) in size. WHAT TO TRYThis problem occurs when the custom dictionary has reached 64 kilobytes (KB) (65,593 bytes) in size.To resolve this problem, try one of the following methods.Method 1: Add Words to the Custom Dictionary Using WordPad NOTE: Do not use Word to edit your custom dictionary. Word will truncate your custom dictionary when the file size exceeds 64 KB. The custom dictionary in Word 2000 is installed in the following folder on your hard disk:
To determine where your custom dictionary is located, follow these steps:
To add a word to your custom dictionary, open your custom dictionary into WordPad by doing the following:
Method 2: Add a Second Custom Dictionary
Back to Top The custom dictionary is corrupt.Create a new custom dictionary by performing the following steps:
You can now open your old dictionary file, run the spelling checker, and add the words from your old custom dictionary into your new custom dictionary. Back to Top The spelling files have become damaged or corrupt.Using Windows Explorer, search for and rename the following files:Rename Msspell3.dll to Msspell3.old. Rename Mssp3en.lex to Mssp3en.old. Start Word 2000 and in a blank document, type in some text and run the spelling checker. You will be prompted with a dialog box to install the spelling files. Click Yes to reinstall the spelling files. Back to Top MORE INFORMATIONThe following are approximate limitations for a custom dictionary: NOTE: The number of words contained in your custom dictionary may vary because of the number of characters or the length of each of the words added to
your custom dictionary.
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