Can I edit the Microsoft Office Word dictionary?

I teach ICT to children and when using Word I have caught them adding wrongly-spelled words to the dictionary to get rid of the wavy red line instead of choosing the correct word. Can I access the dictionary and delete the misspelled words?Can I edit the Microsoft Office Word dictionary?
Yes. The biggest problem is that each user has their own custom dictionary. There isn't a single custom dictionary for everyone.



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.



But eventually, some bright kid will discover the Hide Spelling Errors In This Document switch, which rides along with the document and hides the red lines even when it's opened on your machine. FYI:



1. Click the round Office button in the upper-left corner of the window.

2. Click the Word Options button.

3. Click Proofing.

4. Near the bottom, note the Hide Spelling Errors In This Document checkbox.



Hope that helps.Can I edit the Microsoft Office Word dictionary?
If you click on the Office button, then click on Word Options, in the Word Options applet, select proofing, and you will be able to amend the dictionary from here.



The dictionary is user profile specific though, so you may need administrator privileges to change these files.Can I edit the Microsoft Office Word dictionary?
You sure can.

Go to Tools -%26gt; Options

Under the Spellings %26amp; Grammar tab there is a button to customize your dictionary.