WD97: Words in Exclude Dictionary Not Flagged as Incorrect

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you spell check a document in Word, Word does not stop at words that are spelled correctly but that are included in the exclude dictionary. Instead, it acknowledges them as spelled correctly.

CAUSE

Words contained in an exclude dictionary should be flagged as misspelled in Word for Windows documents when you run the spelling checker. The following are reasons why a word in an exclude dictionary may not be flagged as incorrect:

• The exclude dictionary is in a different directory than the main dictionary.



• The exclude dictionary does not have an .exc extension and the same file name as the main dictionary. For example, if the main dictionary is Sp_am.lex, the exclude dictionary must be Sp_am.exc.



• You edited the exclude dictionary in Word and the changes do not take effect until you restart Word.



• You have added a word that consists of only a single character.



• The exclude dictionary may be corrupt; in which case, create a new one.
  
  For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:




Q87857 WD: Spelling and Grammar Checkers Do Not Flag Single Letters

Q181641 WD97: How to Create an Exclude Dictionary

Q181640 WD98: How to Create an Exclude Dictionary

Q142100 WD: How to Create an Exclude Dictionary

MORE INFORMATION

An exclude dictionary contain words that you want the spelling checker to flag as incorrect even though the words are not normally considered misspelled.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," page 283

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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
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