also see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326524
Depending on your operating system (win 95/98 or CCE) your custom file is in a different directory.
1) Find your Custom dictionary, by clicking on start in the lower right hand corner of your tool bar. On the pop up menu select find, and then select files or folders.
2) In the find screen type in “*.dic” without the quotes. In the middle of the find menu.
3) You will probably have 3 or 4 dictionary files listed; however, you want to select the one named “CUSTOM.DIC that resides in MSWord directory.
4) At this point, in the lower portion of the find box, right click on the correct file (CUSTON.DIC), then on the drop down menu choose copy.
5) Now if you are going to send this file along with your manuscript, either of the following ways, floppy / cd / email what ever, go to the directory where the other files are on your PC and right click on the directory name then choose paste from the drop down menu.
6) It would be a good idea to rename CUSTON.DIC. to your survey name or number. Do NOT change the extension from .DIC. Example 701.DIC or FortBliss.DIC.
7) The CUSTOM.DIC file is a copy of your own dictionary that you have created over time. You build this file and add to it, every time you did spell check in MSWord and Word did not recognize a certain word, and you clicked on learn.
8) The purpose of sending in your customized dictionary in is to assist in the editing of your survey area manuscript, with all the “unique names” of locations, OSD’s, TUDS, MUDS etc.
This file can and maybe should be edited if you have the same word more than once but spelled differently. Open the newly pasted CUSTOM.DIC file in NOTEPAD not WORDPAD, edit as needed, closing all open lines when a word is removed. When finished click on file save, (NOT save as). If you have found errors in this copy, then you may want to copy your copy and replace the original file that resides in the MSOffice directory.
