Hello, newbie here



Ive had this problem for ages, when Im passing the spelling and grammar checker I tend to misspell the same words in the same way. Now, the checker doesnt suggest any of the correct words for my misspellings. Example

(spanish)

I type "d ela" when what I want is "de la" but the suggestion box at the right never suggests "de la", how can I add as a suggestion "de la", and how can I add similar cases for misspellings when the right word isnt in the suggested box, so next time the checker encounters that word, suggests exactly what I want?

Not sure if I made myself completely clear, let me know if I have to explain further

Is the correct language applied to text (Spanish in your example)?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

yep, most of the checking is done right, but there are some words or combination of words that I tend to miss-spell that the software hasnt "learned" or added to the suggestion box. This turns out to be really labour intensive because I have to correct the typo manually for every word

hers a screen of an example, as you can see the proper word I want on the right "de la" doesnt appear. I want to be able to add words for misspelings so I dont have to type the word every time

http://i.imgur.com/q14U88Z.jpg

You can add the missing words to the custom dictionary.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Ive tried that but still doesnt add those words as suggestions

Since you are trying to deal with a specific misspelling, do the following instead: Add the incorrect spelling as an AutoCorrect entry, with the correct phrase as a replacement. Click File tab | Options | Proofing. Click the AutoCorrect Options dialog box. On the AutoCorrect tab, enter the common error and its replacement. Click Add to create the entry.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP