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Question by ——-: How to remove a word accidently added to Microsoft word dictionary?
I accidently added a word to my Microsoft word dictionary. It is unfortunately a word I use extensively for work and research. How do I remove the misspelled word from my dictionary?

Best answer:

Answer by Rae
I looked it up online and have found this:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/EditCustomDic.htm

It says, “Occasionally you’ll inadvertently press the “Add” button while running the spelling checker and add a misspelled word to your custom dictionary. Luckily, it is easy to repair the damage.

- In Word 2000 and earlier, go to Tools | Options | Spelling and Grammar and click the Dictionaries… button. Chances are you have only one user dictionary, CUSTOM.DIC, which will already be selected. Click on the Edit button. This will open the dictionary file as a text file. Find the word you inadvertently added and delete or correct it, then press Ctrl+S to save the file, and close it.

- In Word 2002 or 2003, go to Tools | Options | Spelling and Grammar and click the Custom Dictionaries… button. In the Custom Dictionaries dialog, select CUSTOM.DIC and click on the Modify… button. This will open a dialog showing a list of words. Find the word you inadvertently added and delete or correct it, then click OK to close the dialog.

- In Word 2007, go to Office Button | Word Options | Proofing and click on Custom Dictionaries… In the Custom Dictionaries dialog, select CUSTOM.DIC and click on Edit Word List… This will open a dialog showing a list of words. Find the word you inadvertently added and delete or correct it, then click OK to close the dialog.

This tip applies only to incorrectly spelled words in your custom dictionary.”

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Question by ——-: How to remove a word accidently added to Microsoft word dictionary?
I accidently added a word to my Microsoft word dictionary. It is unfortunately a word I use extensively for work and research. How do I remove the misspelled word from my dictionary?

Best answer:

Answer by The Phlebob
You can edit the custom dictionary this way:

In Word versions prior to Word 2007:

1.Click the Tools->Options menu item.
2.Click the Spelling & Grammar tab.
3.Click the Custom Dictionaries button.
4.Select CUSTOM.DIC. Be careful not to clear the checkbox.
5.Click the Modify button.
6.Find and select the word you want to delete.
7.Click the Delete button.
8.OK out of everything.

In Word 2007:

1.Click the round Office button in the upper-left corner of the window.
2.Click the Word Options button.
3.Click Proofing.
4.Select CUSTOM.DIC. Be careful not to clear the checkbox.
5.Click the Edit Word List button.
6.Find and select the word you want to delete.
7.Click the Delete button.
8.OK out of everything.

Hope that helps.

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