Spelling Dictionaries dialogue box
The Dictionaries dialogue box enables you to open and close user dictionaries and to edit the contents of an open user dictionary.
The contents of dictionaries are saved in disk files. You can open some or all of your user dictionary files at any time.
Only open dictionaries are checked during a spell checking operation.
- Select the Dictionaries button in the Check Spelling dialogue.
- The Spelling Dictionaries dialogue box appears:
- Words - contains the list of words in the currently selected user dictionary.
If the dictionary type is auto change or conditionally change, then the list contains words and their replacements, separated by colons.
- Other word - displays alternative words
- Action - displays the action or purpose of the currently selected user dictionary file.
The dictionary action indicates what will happen if a word is located in the dictionary during a spelling check.
- Files - contains the list of open dictionary files.
When you select a file from the list, its contents appear in the Words list.
- Language - displays the language of the words in the currently selected dictionary
- Add Word - causes the word entered in the edit area of the Words list to be added to the currently selected dictionary.
The words you add can contain virtually any character, but only words that contain embedded periods should have trailing periods - for example, U.S.A. is OK, but USA. is not.
NOTE: When the dictionary type is auto change or conditionally change, you must enter a word and a replacement separated by a colon, for example, teh:the.
The Add Word button is enabled only when you type a new word in the edit area of the Words list.
- Delete Word - removes the word appearing in the edit area of the Words list from the currently selected dictionary.
If the dictionary type is auto change or conditionally change, enter just the word without the colon or replacement word.
- Import - adds the words contained within a text file to the currently selected dictionary.
A dialogue box appears which you can use to select the text file to be imported.
Each word in the selected file is loaded into the dictionary.
If the dictionary type is auto change or conditionally change, words in the file must be in word replacement form, for example, teh:the.
- Export - saves the contents of the currently selected dictionary to a text file.
A dialogue box appears which you can use to select the name of the text file to which words in the dictionary will be exported.
Content Manager writes the words to the file one per line.
If the dictionary type is auto change or conditionally change, Content Manager writes words and their replacements, separated by a colon.
- Add File - opens a user dictionary file.
A dialogue box appears which you can use to select the dictionary file to open.
The set of open dictionary files is remembered, so once you add a dictionary file you do not need to add it again.
If you need to create a new user dictionary, use New File.
You can open other applications user dictionary files (for example, Word Dictionary).
- New File - creates a new user dictionary file.
A dialogue box appears which you can use to specify attributes of the new dictionary.
See New dictionary.
- Remove File - closes the currently selected dictionary file.
Closed dictionaries are not checked during a spelling check.
Although the file is closed, it is not deleted.
You can reopen closed dictionary files later using Add File.
- Close - closes the Dictionaries dialogue box
- Words - contains the list of words in the currently selected user dictionary.
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