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Word lists

To edit a word or phrase in a user word list

To delete a word or phrase from a user word list

To choose, add, or remove a main word list

A word list is a list of words or phrases scanned when you proof text by using the writing tools. Writing tools scan two types of word lists: user word lists and main word lists. Each language comes with a default user word list. You can customize user word lists by adding, deleting, or replacing words. Main word lists are lists of specialized words used by the spelling checker for a particular language, field or company.

You can add a user word list to help proof a text. You can have up to 10 user word lists active simultaneously. For example, if you want the spelling checker to scan both the US English and the Canadian English user word lists, add both lists. If you work in the medical profession, you can select a third-party medical word list that runs with the writing tools. Each language supported by the spelling checker has a default main word list. The active user word lists are scanned first; if the word or phrase is not found there, the active main word lists are scanned. You can also remove word lists.

You can add a word to a user word list so that the word is not flagged as an error. You can also add replacement words to a user word list, which lets you choose a replacement when the spelling checker or Grammatik stops on a word.

You can edit or delete words in a user word list at any time.

To add a user word list

1 Click Text

Writing tools, and click one of the following:

• Spell check

• Grammatik

2 Click Options

User word lists.

3 Click Add list.

4 In the Add user word list dialog box, choose a user word list.

5 Click Open.

The filename extension for a user word list is .uwl.

When you check a drawing, the user word lists are scanned in the order of their appearance in the User word lists dialog box.

To remove a user word list

1 Click Text

Writing tools

Spell check.

2 Click Options

User word lists.

3 Choose a user word list.

4 Click Remove list.

You cannot remove the default language word list.

To add a word to a user word list

1 Click Text

Writing tools, and click one of the following:

• Spell check

• Grammatik

2 Click Options

User word lists.

3 In the User word lists dialog box, choose a user word list.

4 Type a word in the Word/phrase box.

If you want to add a replacement word, type it in the Replace with box.

5 Click Add entry.

6 Click Close.

In the spelling checker, replacement words appear in the Replacements box.

Click Add from the Spell checker or Grammatik pages to add a word to the current user word list.

You can also add short phrases to a user word list.

To edit a word or phrase in a user word list

1 Click Text

Writing tools, and click one of the following:

• Spell check

• Grammatik

2 Click Options

User word lists.

3 Choose the user word list that contains the word or phrase you want to edit.

4 Choose the word or phrase you want to edit.

5 Edit the word or phrase in the Replace with box.

6 Click Replace entry.

If the word list you want to edit does not appear in the User word lists dialog box, click Add list to open the list.

To delete a word or phrase from a user word list

1 Click Text

Writing tools, and click one of the following:

• Spell check

• Grammatik

2 Click Options

User word lists.

3 Choose the word list you want to edit.

4 Choose the word or phrase you want to delete.

5 Click Delete entry.

To choose, add, or remove a main word list

1 Click Text

Writing tools, and click Spell check.

2 Click Options

Main word lists.

3 Perform a task from the following table.

To	Do the following
Choose a main word list	Enable the check box that corresponds to the main word list that you want to use.
Add a main word list	Click Add list. In the Main word list editor dialog box, choose a main word list. Click Open.
Remove a main word list	Choose a main word list. Click Remove list.